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US7799827B2
US7799827B2 US10/507,067 US50706704A US7799827B2 US 7799827 B2 US7799827 B2 US 7799827B2 US 50706704 A US50706704 A US 50706704A US 7799827 B2 US7799827 B2 US 7799827B2
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Roch Boivin
Kenichi Chiba
Jesse Chow
Hong Du
Yoshihito Eguchi
Masanori Fujita
Masaki Goto
Fabian Gusovsky
Jean-Christophe Harmange
Atsushi Inoue
Yimin Jiang
Megumi Kawada
Takatoshi Kawai
Yoshiyuki Kawakami
Akifumi Kimura
Makoto Kotake
Yoshikazu Kuboi
Charles-André Lemelin
Xiang-Yi Li
Tomohiro Matsushima
Yoshiharu Mizui
Kenzo Muramoto
Hideki Sakurai
Yong-Chun Shen
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  • F152 (LL-Z1640-2) (1) is a zearalenone-like macrolide, isolated from shake flask fermentation, crude extracts of which inhibited the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis (see, McGahren et al. J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 2339). It was reported that initial biological studies using this natural product failed to yield any particularly interesting activities.
  • F152 and certain isomers thereof inhibit the phosphorylating enzyme Map/Erk kinase (MEK) and thus are useful for the treatment of certain cancers and other diseases characterized by the formation of neoangiogenesis (see, GB 323 845).
  • MEK Map/Erk kinase
  • Other groups have also reported derivatives of F152 having activity as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which are useful, for example, for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disorders (see, EP 606 044; WO 00/38674; JP 8-40893; WO 96/13259; U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • compositions thereof as described generally and in subclasses herein, which compounds are useful as inhibitors of NF- ⁇ B activation, AP-1 activation and protein kinases (e.g., MEKK1, MEK1, VEGFr, PDGFr), exhibit antiangiogenic activity, and/or have an anti-anflammatory effect.
  • NF- ⁇ B activation e.g., IL-1 activation
  • protein kinases e.g., MEKK1, MEK1, VEGFr, PDGFr
  • these compounds are useful, for example, for the treatment of various disorders including inflammatory or autoimmune disorders, and disorders involving malignancy or increased angiogenesis.
  • inventive compounds also find use in the prevention of restenosis of blood vessels subject to traumas such as angioplasty and stenting.
  • novel macrocyclic compounds which demonstrate increased stability and are potent inhibitors of NF- ⁇ B activation, AP-1 activation and protein kinases (for example, MEKK, MEK1, PDGFr, VEGFr).
  • the compounds inhibit the production of various pro-inflammatory and/or immunologic cytokines such as TNF ⁇ , IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-2 etc, and also inhibit the production of various pro-inflammatory molecules under the regulation of NF- ⁇ B pathway such as prostaglandins produced from COX-2, ICAM-1 and MMP-1 and 3 etc.
  • the compounds have ability to inhibit cell proliferation under the regulation of AP-1 pathway through the inhibition of MEK1.
  • the compounds have ability to inhibit angiogenesis mainly based on the inhibitory activities on VEGFr and PDGFr kinases.
  • the compounds of the invention are useful as anti-inflammatory and/or immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases, and abnormal cell proliferation or as antiangiogenesis agents for the treatment of cancer.
  • the compounds of the present invention can be used for the treatment of diseases and disorders including, but not limited to sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), multiple sclerosis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, asthma, osteoporosis, allergic rhinitis, ocular inflammation, hepatitis, autoimmune disorders, systemic lupus erthematosus, allograft rejection/graft versus host disease, diabetes, AIDS, solid tumor cancers, leukemia, lymphomas, non-hodgkin's B-cell lymphomas, chronical lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple mye
  • CLL chronical lymphocytic
  • the compounds of the invention include compounds of the general formula (I) as further defined below:
  • R 1 is hydrogen, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, alicyclic, heteroalicyclic, aryl or heteroaryl;
  • R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, or an aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, alicyclic, heteroalicyclic, aryl or heteroaryl moiety; or
  • R 1 and R 2 when taken together, may form a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring of 3 to 8 carbon atoms;
  • R 1 and R 3 when taken together, may form a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring of 3 to 8 carbon atoms;
  • R 4 is hydrogen or halogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen, an oxygen protecting group or a prodrug
  • R 6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or protected hydroxyl
  • n 0-2;
  • R 7 for each occurrence, is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, or protected hydroxyl
  • R 8 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, or an aliphatic moiety optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, SR 12 , or NR 12 R 13 ;
  • R 9 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, OR 12 , SR 12 , NR 12 R 13 , —X 1 (CH 2 ) p X 2 —R 14 , or is lower alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, halogen, amino, protected amino, or —X 1 (CH 2 ) p X 2 —R 14 ;
  • R 8 and R 9 may, when taken together, form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen or oxygen atoms and is optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, amino, protected amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, or halogen;
  • R 10 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, or protected amino
  • R 11 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl
  • X is absent or is O, NH, N-alkyl, CH 2 or S;
  • Y is CHR 17 , O, C ⁇ O, CR 17 or NR 17 ; and Z is CHR 18 , O, C ⁇ O, CR 18 or NR 18 , wherein each occurrence of R 17 and R 18 is independently hydrogen or aliphatic, or R 17 and R 18 taken together is —O—, —CH 2 — or —NR 19 —, wherein R 19 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and Y and Z may be connected by a single or double bond; and
  • R 1 is methyl with S— configuration
  • R 2 and R 3 are each hydrogen
  • R 4 is hydrogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkanoyl
  • R 6 is OR′, where R′ is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkanoyl with S-configuration,
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • Y and Z together represent —CHR 17 —CHR 18 — or —CR 17 ⁇ CR 18 —, wherein R 17 and R 18 are independently hydrogen, or when Y and Z are —CHR 17 —CHR 18 , R 17 and R 18 taken together are —O—;
  • R 8 is hydrogen or OR′, where R′ is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkanoyl,
  • R 9 is OR′, where R′ is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkanoyl,
  • R 10 is OR′′, where R′′ is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkanoyl
  • R 11 is hydrogen
  • R 1 is hydrogen, straight or branched lower alkyl, straight or branched lower heteroalkyl, or aryl,
  • R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, straight or branched lower alkyl, straight or branched lower heteroalkyl, or aryl,
  • R 1 and R 2 when taken together, may form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with one or more occurrences of halogen; or
  • R 1 and R 3 when taken together, may form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with one or more occurrences of halogen;
  • R 4 is hydrogen or halogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen or a protecting group
  • R 6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or protected hydroxyl
  • n 0-2;
  • R 7 for each occurrence, is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, or protected hydroxyl
  • R 8 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, or lower alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, SR 12 , or NR 12 R 13 ;
  • R 9 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, OR 12 , SR 12 , NR 12 R 13 , —X 1 (CH 2 ) p X 2 —R 14 , or is lower alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, halogen, amino, protected amino, or —X 1 (CH 2 ) p X 2 —R 14 ;
  • R 8 and R 9 may, when taken together, form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen or oxygen atoms and is optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, amino, protected amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, or halogen;
  • R 10 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, or protected amino
  • R 11 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl
  • X is absent or is O, NH, N-alkyl, CH 2 or S;
  • Y is CHR 17 , O, C ⁇ O, CR 17 or NR 17 ; and Z is CHR 18 , O, C ⁇ O, CR 18 or NR 18 , wherein each occurrence of R 17 and R 18 is independently hydrogen or lower alkyl, or R 17 and R 18 taken together is —O—, —CH 2 — or —NR 19 —, wherein R 19 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and Y and Z may be connected by a single or double bond; and
  • R 1 is hydrogen, straight or branched lower alkyl, straight or branched lower heteroalkyl, or aryl,
  • R 2 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, straight or branched lower alkyl, straight or branched lower heteroalkyl, or aryl,
  • R 1 and R 2 when taken together, may form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with one or more occurrences of halogen;
  • R 4 is hydrogen or halogen
  • R 5 is hydrogen or a protecting group
  • R 6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or protected hydroxyl
  • n 0-2;
  • R 7 for each occurrence, is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, or protected hydroxyl
  • R 8 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, or lower alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl;
  • R 9 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, OR 12 , NR 12 R 13 , —X 1 (CH 2 ) p X 2 —R 14 , or is lower alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, halogen, amino, protected amino, or —X 1 (CH 2 ) p X 2 —R 14 ;
  • X 1 and X 2 are each independently absent, or are oxygen, NH, or
  • R 8 and R 9 may, when taken together, form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen or oxygen atoms and is optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, amino, protected amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, or halogen;
  • R 10 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, or a protected amino group
  • R 11 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or protected hydroxyl
  • X is absent or is O, NH, or CH 2 ;
  • Y is —CHR 17 , O, C ⁇ O, CR 17 or NR 17
  • Z is CHR 18 , O, C ⁇ O, CR 18 or NR 18 , wherein each occurrence of R 17 and R 18 is independently hydrogen or lower alkyl
  • the present invention defines certain classes of compounds which are of special interest.
  • one class of compounds of special interest includes those compounds having the structure of formula (I) in which X is O, and n is 1 and the compound has the structure:
  • R 1 -R 11 , Y and Z are as previously defined.
  • Another class of compounds of special interest includes compounds having the structure of formula (I) in which R 4 is halogen (Hal), and the compound has the structure:
  • R 1 -R 3 , R 5 -R 11 , X, Y, Z and n are as previously defined, and wherein Hal is a halogen selected from fluorine, bromine, chlorine and iodine.
  • Another class of compounds of special interest includes compounds having the structure of formula (I) in which Y and Z together represent —CH ⁇ CH—, and the compound has the structure:
  • R 1 -R 11 , X and n are as previously defined.
  • Another class of compounds of special interest includes compounds having the structure of formula (I) in which R 1 and R 2 are each methyl, and R 3 is hydrogen and the compound has the structure:
  • R 4 -R 11 , n, X, Y and Z are as previously defined.
  • Another class of compounds of special interest includes compounds having the structure of formula (I) in which R 9 is NR 12 R 13 , and the compound has the structure:
  • R 1 -R 13 , n, X, Y and Z are as previously defined,
  • R 13 and R 8 may additionally, when taken together, form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic ring containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and 1 to 3 nitrogen or oxygen atoms and is optionally substituted with hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, amino, protected amino, alkylamino, aminoalkyl, and halogen.
  • Another class of compounds of special interest includes compounds having the structure of formula (I) in which R 9 is OR 12 , and the compound has the structure:
  • R 1 -R 12 , n, X, Y and Z are as previously defined.
  • Another class of compounds of special interest includes compounds having the structure of formula (I) in which R 9 is —X 1 (CH 2 ) p X 2 R 14 , and the compound has the structure:
  • R 1 -R 11 , R 14 , X, Y, Z, n, X 1 , X 2 and p are as defined above.
  • subclasses of the foregoing classes include subclasses of the foregoing classes in which:
  • R 1 is hydrogen, aryl or lower alkyl
  • R 1 is hydrogen, phenyl, methyl or ethyl
  • R 1 is methyl
  • R 2 is hydrogen, halogen or lower alkyl
  • R 2 is hydrogen, F, methyl or ethyl
  • R 2 is methyl
  • R 3 is hydrogen
  • R 1 and R 2 are each methyl and R 3 is hydrogen;
  • R 4 is a halogen selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine;
  • R 4 is a hydrogen
  • R 4 is fluorine
  • R 5 is a protecting group, hydrogen or a prodrug moiety
  • R 5 is an oxygen protecting group
  • R 5 is an oxygen protecting group selected from methyl ether, substituted methyl ether, substituted ethyl ether, substituted benzyl ether, silyl ether, ester, carbonate, cyclic acetal and ketal;
  • R 6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl
  • R 6 is protected hydroxyl and the protecting group is an oxygen protecting group
  • R 6 is protected hydroxyl and the protecting group is an oxygen protecting group selected from methyl ether, substituted methyl ether, substituted ethyl ether, substituted benzyl ether, silyl ether, ester, carbonate, cyclic acetal and ketal;
  • R 6 is protected hydroxyl and the protecting group is a prodrug moiety
  • n 1;
  • R 7 is hydrogen
  • R 7 is hydroxyl
  • R 7 is protected hydroxyl and the protecting group is an oxygen protecting group
  • R 7 is a protected hydroxyl and the protecting group is an oxygen protecting group selected from methyl ether, substituted methyl ether, substituted ethyl ether, substituted benzyl ether, silyl ether, ester, carbonate, cyclic acetal and ketal;
  • R 7 is protected hydroxyl and the protecting group is a prodrug moiety
  • Y and Z together represent —CR 17 ⁇ CR 18 —;
  • xxxii) Y and Z together are an aziridine
  • xxxiii) Y and Z together are cyclopropyl
  • Y and Z together are —CH 2 —CH 2 —;
  • Z is NR 18 and Y is CHR 17 ;
  • xl) Z is CHR 18 and Y is NR 17 ;
  • X is O or NH
  • xlii) R 8 is hydrogen
  • R 8 is halogen, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, alkyloxy, or lower alkyl ptionally substituted when one or more hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl groups;
  • xliv) R 9 is hydrogen
  • R 9 is OR 12 , wherein R 12 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, —CH 2 COOMe, Bn, PMB (MPM), 3,4-CIBn, or R 9 is
  • R 9 is NR 12 R 13 , wherein R 12 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, or butyl, optionally substituted with one or more occurrences of hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl, and R 13 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or NR 12 R 13 together represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic moiety;
  • R 9 is O(CH 2 ) p X 2 R 14 , wherein X 2 R 14 together represent N 3 , NMe 2 , NHAc, NHSO 2 Me, NHCONHMe, NHCONHPh, morpholine, imidazole, aminopyridine, or any one of:
  • R 10 is hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl
  • R 10 is hydroxyl
  • compounds of particular interest include, among others, those which share the attributes of one or more of the foregoing subclasses. Some of those subclasses are illustrated by the following sorts of compounds:
  • R 5 -R 8 , R 10 -R 13 are as defined above and in subclasses herein.
  • R 5 -R 8 , R 10 -R 13 are as defined above and in subclasses herein.
  • R 5 -R 8 , R 10 , and R 12 are as defined above and in subclasses herein.
  • R 5 -R 8 , R 10 and R 12 are as defined above and in subclasses herein.
  • R 5 -R 8 , R 10 , R 14 , X 1 , X 2 and p are as defined above and in subclasses herein.
  • inventive compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be in the form of an individual enantiomer, diastereomer or geometric isomer, or may be in the form of a mixture of stereoisomers.
  • the compounds of the invention are enantiopure compounds. In certain other embodiments, mixtures of stereoisomers or diastereomers are provided.
  • certain compounds, as described herein may have one or more double bonds that can exist as either the Z or E isomer, unless otherwise indicated.
  • the invention additionally encompasses the compounds as individual isomers substantially free of other isomers and alternatively, as mixtures of various isomers, e.g., racemic mixtures of stereoisomers.
  • this invention also encompasses pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of these compounds and compositions comprising one or more compounds of the invention and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients or additives.
  • Compounds of the invention may be prepared by crystallization of compound of formula (I) under different conditions and may exist as one or a combination of polymorphs of compound of general formula (I) forming part of this invention.
  • different polymorphs may be identified and/or prepared using different solvents, or different mixtures of solvents for recrystallization; by performing crystallizations at different temperatures; or by using various modes of cooling, ranging from very fast to very slow cooling during crystallizations.
  • Polymorphs may also be obtained by heating or melting the compound followed by gradual or fast cooling.
  • the presence of polymorphs may be determined by solid probe NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, powder X-ray diffractogram and/or other techniques.
  • this invention provides novel compounds with a range of biological properties.
  • Compounds of this invention have biological activities relevant for the treatment of inflammatory and immune disorders, photoaging and cancer.
  • the compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Multiple sclerosis, and asthma.
  • the inventive compounds also find use in the prevention of restenosis of blood vessels subject to traumas such as angioplasty and stenting.
  • the present invention provides pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of the inventive compounds, and methods of treating a subject using these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, or either of these in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable derivative denotes any pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or salt of such ester, of such compound, or any other adduct or derivative which, upon administration to a patient, is capable of providing (directly or indirectly) a compound as otherwise described herein, or a metabolite or residue thereof.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thus include among others pro-drugs.
  • a pro-drug is a derivative of a compound, usually with significantly reduced pharmacological activity, which contains an additional moiety, which is susceptible to removal in vivo yielding the parent molecule as the pharmacologically active species.
  • An example of a pro-drug is an ester, which is cleaved in vivo to yield a compound of interest.
  • Pro-drugs of a variety of compounds, and materials and methods for derivatizing the parent compounds to create the pro-drugs are known and may be adapted to the present invention. Certain exemplary pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives will be discussed in more detail herein below.
  • protecting group By the term “protecting group”, has used herein, it is meant that a particular functional moiety, e.g., O, S, or N, is temporarily blocked so that a reaction can be carried out selectively at another reactive site in a multifunctional compound.
  • a protecting group reacts selectively in good yield to give a protected substrate that is stable to the projected reactions; the protecting group must be selectively removed in good yield by readily available, preferably nontoxic reagents that do not attack the other functional groups; the protecting group forms an easily separable derivative (more preferably without the generation of new stereogenic centers); and the protecting group has a minimum of additional functionality to avoid further sites of reaction.
  • oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and carbon protecting groups may be utilized.
  • oxygen protecting groups include, but are not limited to methyl ethers, substituted methyl ethers (e.g., MOM (methoxymethyl ether), MTM (methylthiomethyl ether), BOM (benzyloxymethyl ether), PMBM or MPM (p-methoxybenzyloxymethyl ether), to name a few), substituted ethyl ethers, substituted benzyl ethers, silyl ethers (e.g., TMS (trimethylsilyl ether), TES (triethylsilylether), TIPS (triisopropylsilyl ether), TBDMS (t-butyldimethylsilyl ether), tribenzyl silyl ether.
  • methyl ethers substituted methyl ethers
  • substituted methyl ethers e.g., MOM (methoxymethyl ether), MTM (methylthiomethyl ether), BOM (benzyloxymethyl ether), PMBM or MPM (p-me
  • nitrogen protecting groups are utilized. These nitrogen protecting groups include, but are not limited to, carbamates (including methyl, ethyl and substituted ethyl carbamates (e.g., Troc), to name a few) amides, cyclic imide derivatives, N-Alkyl and N-Aryl amines, imine derivatives, and enamine derivatives, to name a few.
  • the compounds, as described herein, may be substituted with any number of substituents or functional moieties.
  • substituted whether preceded by the term “optionally” or not, and substituents contained in formulas of this invention, refer to the replacement of hydrogen radicals in a given structure with the radical of a specified substituent. When more than one position in any given structure may be substituted with more than one substituent selected from a specified group, the substituent may be either the same or different at every position.
  • substituted is contemplated to include all permissible substituents of organic compounds.
  • the permissible substituents include acyclic and cyclic, branched and unbranched, carbocyclic and heterocyclic, aromatic and nonaromatic substituents of organic compounds.
  • heteroatoms such as nitrogen may have hydrogen substituents and/or any permissible substituents of organic compounds described herein which satisfy the valencies of the heteroatoms.
  • this invention is not intended to be limited in any manner by the permissible substituents of organic compounds.
  • Combinations of substituents and variables envisioned by this invention are preferably those that result in the formation of stable compounds useful in the treatment, for example of inflammatory and proliferative disorders, including, but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, asthma and cancer.
  • stable preferably refers to compounds which possess stability sufficient to allow manufacture and which maintain the integrity of the compound for a sufficient period of time to be detected and preferably for a sufficient period of time to be useful for the purposes detailed herein.
  • aliphatic includes both saturated and unsaturated, straight chain (i.e., unbranched) or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons, which are optionally substituted with one or more functional groups.
  • aliphatic is intended herein to include, but is not limited to, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl moieties.
  • alkyl includes straight and branched alkyl groups. An analogous convention applies to other generic terms such as “alkenyl”, “alkynyl” and the like.
  • alkyl encompass both substituted and unsubstituted groups.
  • lower alkyl is used to indicate those alkyl groups (cyclic, acyclic, substituted, unsubstituted, branched or unbranched) having 1-6 carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-20 aliphatic carbon atoms. In certain other embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-10 aliphatic carbon atoms. In yet other embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-8 aliphatic carbon atoms. In still other embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-6 aliphatic carbon atoms. In yet other embodiments, the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-4 carbon atoms.
  • Illustrative aliphatic groups thus include, but are not limited to, for example, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, allyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, sec-pentyl, isopentyl, tert-pentyl, n-hexyl, sec-hexyl, moieties and the like, which again, may bear one or more substituents.
  • Alkenyl groups include, but are not limited to, for example, ethenyl, propenyl, butenyl, 1-methyl-2-buten-1-yl, and the like.
  • Representative alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethynyl, 2-propynyl(propargyl), 1-propynyl and the like.
  • alicyclic refers to compounds which combine the properties of aliphatic and cyclic compounds and include but are not limited to cyclic, or polycyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons and bridged cycloalkyl compounds, which are optionally substituted with one or more functional groups.
  • alicyclic is intended herein to include, but is not limited to, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, and cycloalkynyl moieties, which are optionally substituted with one or more functional groups.
  • Illustrative alicyclic groups thus include, but are not limited to, for example, cyclopropyl, —CH 2 -cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, —CH 2 -cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, —CH 2 -cyclopentyl-n, cyclohexyl, —CH 2 -cyclohexyl, cyclohexenylethyl, cyclohexanylethyl, norborbyl moieties and the like, which again, may bear one or more substituents.
  • alkoxy refers to an alkyl group, as previously defined, attached to the parent molecular moiety through an oxygen atom or through a sulfur atom.
  • the alkyl group contains 1-20 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group contains 1-10 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-8 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group contains 1-6 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group contains 1-4 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • alkoxy include but are not limited to, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, tert-butoxy, neopentoxy and n-hexoxy.
  • thioalkyl include, but are not limited to, methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, n-butylthio, and the like.
  • alkylamino refers to a group having the structure —NHR′ wherein R′ is alkyl, as defined herein.
  • aminoalkyl refers to a group having the structure NH 2 R′—, wherein R′ is alkyl, as defined herein.
  • the alkyl group contains 1-20 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group contains 1-10 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups employed in the invention contain 1-8 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group contains 1-6 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • the alkyl group contains 14 aliphatic carbon atoms.
  • alkylamino include, but are not limited to, methylamino, ethylamino, iso-propylamino and the like.
  • substituents of the above-described aliphatic (and other) moieties of compounds of the invention include, but are not limited to aliphatic; heteroaliphatic; aryl; heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy; heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio; heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; —OH; —NO 2 ; —CN; —CF 3 ; —CH 2 CF 3 ; —CHCl 2 ; —CH 2 OH; —CH 2 CH 2 OH; —CH 2 NH 2 ; —CH 2 SO 2 CH 3 ; —C(O)R x ; —CO 2 (R x ); —CON(R x ) 2 ; —OC(O)R x ; —OCO 2 R x ; —OCON(R x )
  • aryl and heteroaryl refer to stable mono- or polycyclic, heterocyclic, polycyclic, and polyheterocyclic unsaturated moieties having preferably 3-14 carbon atoms, each of which may be substituted or unsubstituted.
  • aryl and heteroaryl moieties may be attached via an aliphatic, alicyclic, heteroaliphatic, heteroalicyclic, alkyl or heteroalkyl moiety and thus also include -(aliphatic)aryl, -(heteroaliphatic)aryl, -(aliphatic)heteroaryl, -(heteroaliphatic)heteroaryl, -(alkyl)aryl, -(heteroalkyl)aryl, -(heteroalkyl)aryl, and -(heteroalkyl)heteroaryl moieties.
  • aryl or heteroaryl and “aryl, heteroaryl, -(aliphatic)aryl, -(heteroaliphatic)aryl, -(aliphatic)heteroaryl, -(heteroaliphatic)heteroaryl, -(alkyl)aryl, -(heteroalkyl)aryl, -(heteroalkyl)aryl, and -(heteroalkyl)heteroaryl” are interchangeable.
  • Substituents include, but are not limited to, any of the previously mentioned substitutents, i.e., the substituents recited for aliphatic moieties, or for other moieties as disclosed herein, resulting in the formation of a stable compound.
  • aryl refers to a mono- or bicyclic carbocyclic ring system having one or two aromatic rings including, but not limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indanyl, indenyl and the like.
  • heteroaryl refers to a cyclic aromatic radical having from five to ten ring atoms of which one ring atom is selected from S, O and N; zero, one or two ring atoms are additional heteroatoms independently selected from S, O and N; and the remaining ring atoms are carbon, the radical being joined to the rest of the molecule via any of the ring atoms, such as, for example, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isooxazolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiophenyl, furanyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, and the like.
  • aryl and heteroaryl groups can be unsubstituted or substituted, wherein substitution includes replacement of one, two or three of the hydrogen atoms thereon independently with any one or more of the following moieties including, but not limited to: aliphatic; heteroaliphatic; aryl; heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy; heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio; heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; —OH; —NO 2 ; —CN; —CF 3 ; —CH 2 CF 3 ; —CHCl 2 ; —CH 2 OH; —CH 2 CH 2 OH; —CH 2 NH 2 ; —CH 2 SO 2 CH 3 ; —C(O)R x ; —CO 2 (R x ); —CON(R x );
  • cycloalkyl refers specifically to groups having three to seven, preferably three to ten carbon atoms. Suitable cycloalkyls include, but are not limited to cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and the like, which, as in the case of aliphatic, heteroaliphatic or heterocyclic moieties, may optionally be substituted with substituents including, but not limited to aliphatic; heteroaliphatic; aryl; heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy; heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio; heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; —OH; —NO 2 ; —CN; —CF 3 ; —CH 2 CF 3 ; —CHCl 2 ; —CH
  • heteroaliphatic refers to aliphatic moieties in which one or more carbon atoms in the main chain have been substituted with a heteroatom.
  • a heteroaliphatic group refers to an aliphatic chain which contains one or more oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus or silicon atoms, e.g., in place of carbon atoms.
  • Heteroaliphatic moieties may be branched or linear unbranched.
  • heteroaliphatic moieties are substituted by independent replacement of one or more of the hydrogen atoms thereon with one or more moieties including, but not limited to aliphatic; alicyclic; heteroaliphatic; heteroalicyclic; aryl; heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy; heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio; heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; —OH; —NO 2 ; —CN; —CF 3 ; —CH 2 CF 3 ; —CHCl 2 ; —CH 2 OH; —CH 2 CH 2 OH; —CH 2 NH 2 ; —CH 2 SO 2 CH 3 ; —C(O)R x ; —CO 2 (R x ); —CON(R x ) 2 ; —OC(O)R x ; —CO 2 (R
  • heteroalicyclic refers to compounds which combine the properties of heteroaliphatic and cyclic compounds and include but are not limited to saturated and unsaturated mono- or polycyclic heterocycles such as morpholino, pyrrolidinyl, furanyl, thiofuranyl, pyrrolyl etc., which are optionally substituted with one or more functional groups, as defined herein.
  • any of the alicyclic or heteroalicyclic moieties described above and herein may comprise an aryl or heteroaryl moiety fused thereto. Additional examples of generally applicable substituents are illustrated by the specific embodiments shown in the Examples that are described herein.
  • halo and “halogen” as used herein refer to an atom selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
  • haloalkyl denotes an alkyl group, as defined above, having one, two, or three halogen atoms attached thereto and is exemplified by such groups as chloromethyl, bromoethyl, trifluoromethyl, and the like.
  • heterocycloalkyl refers to a non-aromatic 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring or a polycyclic group, including, but not limited to a bi- or tri-cyclic group comprising fused six-membered rings having between one and three heteroatoms independently selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, wherein (i) each 5-membered ring has 0 to 1 double bonds and each 6-membered ring has 0 to 2 double bonds, (ii) the nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms may be optionally be oxidized, (iii) the nitrogen heteroatom may optionally be quaternized, and (iv) any of the above heterocyclic rings may be fused to an aryl or heteroaryl ring.
  • heterocycles include, but are not limited to, pyrrolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, morpholinyl, thiazolidinyl, isothiazolidinyl, and tetrahydrofuryl.
  • a “substituted heterocycloalkyl or heterocycle” group refers to a heterocycloalkyl or heterocycle group, as defined above, substituted by the independent replacement of one, two or three of the hydrogen atoms thereon with but are not limited to aliphatic; heteroaliphatic; aryl; heteroaryl; alkylaryl; alkylheteroaryl; alkoxy; aryloxy; heteroalkoxy; heteroaryloxy; alkylthio; arylthio; heteroalkylthio; heteroarylthio; F; Cl; Br; I; —OH; —NO 2 ; —CN; —CF 3 ; —CH 2 CF 3 ; —CHCl 2 ; —CH 2 OH; —CH 2 CH 2 OH; —CH 2 NH 2 ; —CH 2 SO 2 CH 3 ; —C(O)R x ; —CO 2 (R x );
  • aliphatic As used herein, the terms “aliphatic”, “heteroaliphatic”, “alkyl”, “alkenyl”, “alkynyl”, “heteroalkyl”, “heteroalkenyl”, “heteroalkynyl”, and the like encompass substituted and unsubstituted, saturated and unsaturated, and linear and branched groups. Similarly, the terms “alicyclic”, “heteroalicyclic”, “heterocycloalkyl”, “heterocycle” and the like encompass substituted and unsubstituted, and saturated and unsaturated groups.
  • cycloalkyl encompass both substituted and unsubstituted groups.
  • the present invention provides novel macrocycles having formula (I) a described above and in certain classes and subclasses herein.
  • An overview of an exemplary synthesis of the inventive compounds is provided below, as detailed in Schemes 1-7, and in the Exemplification herein. It will be appreciated that the methods as described herein can be applied to each of the compounds as disclosed herein and equivalents thereof. Additionally, the reagents and starting materials are well known to those skilled in the art. Although the following schemes describe certain exemplary compounds, it will be appreciated that the use of alternate starting materials will yield other analogs of the invention. For example, compounds are described below where X is O; however, it will be appreciated that alternate starting materials and/or intermediates can be utilized to generate compounds where X is NH, N-alkyl, CH 2 , etc.
  • this general advance intermediate can be synthesized from two components, an aromatic component, the synthesis of which is depicted in Scheme 1 and is described in more detail in examples herein, and a protected diol component, the synthesis of which is depicted in Scheme 2 and is described in more detail in examples herein.
  • an aromatic component the synthesis of which is depicted in Scheme 1 and is described in more detail in examples herein
  • a protected diol component the synthesis of which is depicted in Scheme 2 and is described in more detail in examples herein.
  • these two components are coupled, and subsequent reduction to generate the double bond occurs.
  • macrocyclization is effected to generate the macrolactone intermediate.
  • the hydroxyl functionality in the advance intermediate can be replaced with an amine functionality.
  • This amine can be further substituted (e.g., with methyl groups, as depicted in Scheme 6) with a variety of functional groups as described herein, using methods available to one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • amine functionality may be introduced earlier in the synthesis.
  • This amine can be further substituted (e.g., with methyl or ethyl groups, as depicted in Schemes 7 and 9) with a variety of functional groups as described herein, using methods available to one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • a synthesis of acyclic intermediate 20 is depicted in Scheme 8.
  • the inventive compounds may be assayed in any of the available assays known in the art for identifying compounds having antiangiogenic activity, anti-inflammatory activity, protein kinase inhibitory activity, NF- ⁇ B activation inhibitory activity activity and AP-1 activation inhibitory activity.
  • the assay may be cellular or non-cellular, in vivo or in vitro, high- or low-throughput format, etc.
  • compounds of this invention which are of particular interest include those which:
  • certain of the compounds as described herein exhibit activity generally as inhibitors of NF- ⁇ B activation, AP-1 activation and protein kinases. More specifically, compounds of the invention demonstrate immunosuppressive activity and thus the invention further provides a method for treating an inflammatory disorder or autoimmune disorders. Certain of the compounds as described herein also act as inhibitors of tumor growth and angiogenesis. The method involves the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof to a subject (including, but not limited to a human or animal) in need of it.
  • compounds of the invention are useful for reducing photodamage, and thus, the invention further provides a method for treating photoaging-related disorders/conditions.
  • compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of skin coarseness, wrinkling, mottled pigmentation, sallowness, laxity, telangiectasia, lentigines, purpura and easy bruising, atrophy, fibrotic depigmented areas, and ultimately premalignant and malignant neoplasms.
  • compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of wrinkles and/or skin cancer.
  • compositions which comprise any one of the compounds described herein (or a prodrug, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or other pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof), and optionally comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • these compositions optionally further comprise one or more additional therapeutic agents.
  • a compound of this invention may be administered to a patient in need thereof in combination with the administration of one or more other therapeutic agents.
  • additional therapeutic agents for conjoint administration or inclusion in a pharmaceutical composition with a compound of this invention may be an immunomodulatory agent (e.g., an agent for the treatment of, rheumatoid arthritis psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, or asthma) or antiangiogenesis agent or anticancer agent approved for the treatment of cancer, as discussed in more detail herein, or it may be any one of a number of agents undergoing approval in the Food and Drug Administration that ultimately obtain approval for the treatment of an immune disorder or cancer. It will also be appreciated that certain of the compounds of present invention can exist in free form for treatment, or where appropriate, as a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative includes, but is not limited to, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, salts of such esters, or a prodrug or other adduct or derivative of a compound of this invention which upon administration to a patient in need is capable of providing, directly or indirectly, a compound as otherwise described herein, or a metabolite or residue thereof.
  • the term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” refers to those salts which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of humans and lower animals without undue toxicity, irritation, allergic response and the like, and are commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of amines, carboxylic acids, and other types of compounds are well known in the art. For example, S. M. Berge, et al. describe pharmaceutically acceptable salts in detail in J. Pharmaceutical Sciences, 66: 1-19 (1977), incorporated herein by reference.
  • suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof may, include metal salts such as alkali metal salts, e.g. sodium or potassium salts; and alkaline earth metal salts, e.g. calcium or magnesium salts.
  • Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable, nontoxic acid addition salts are salts of an amino group formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and perchloric acid or with organic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid or malonic acid or by using other methods used in the art such as ion exchange.
  • inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and perchloric acid
  • organic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid or malonic acid or by using other methods used in the art such as ion exchange.
  • salts include adipate, alginate, ascorbate, aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate, bisulfate, borate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, citrate, cyclopentanepropionate, digluconate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, formate, fumarate, glucoheptonate, glycerophosphate, gluconate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxy-ethanesulfonate, lactobionate, lactate, laurate, lauryl sulfate, malate, maleate, malonate, methanesulfonate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, nicotinate, nitrate, oleate, oxalate, palmitate, pamoate, pectinate,
  • alkali or alkaline earth metal salts include sodium, lithium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and the like.
  • Further pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, when appropriate, nontoxic ammonium, quaternary ammonium, and amine cations formed using counterions such as halide, hydroxide, carboxylate, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, loweralkyl sulfonate and aryl sulfonate.
  • ester refers to esters that hydrolyze in vivo and include those that break down readily in the human body to leave the parent compound or a salt thereof.
  • Suitable ester groups include, for example, those derived from pharmaceutically acceptable aliphatic carboxylic acids, particularly alkanoic, alkenoic, cycloalkanoic and alkanedioic acids, in which each alkyl or alkenyl moeity advantageously has not more than 6 carbon atoms.
  • esters include formates, acetates, propionates, butyrates, acrylates and ethylsuccinates.
  • prodrugs refers to those prodrugs of the compounds of the present invention which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the issues of humans and lower animals with undue toxicity, irritation, allergic response, and the like, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio, and effective for their intended use, as well as the zwitterionic forms, where possible, of the compounds of the invention.
  • prodrug refers to compounds that are rapidly transformed in vivo to yield the parent compound of the above formula, for example by hydrolysis in blood. A thorough discussion is provided in T. Higuchi and V. Stella, Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems, Vol. 14 of the A.C.S. Symposium Series, and in Edward B. Roche, ed., Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design, American Pharmaceutical Association and Pergamon Press, 1987, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention additionally comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which, as used herein, includes any and all solvents, diluents, or other liquid vehicle, dispersion or suspension aids, surface active agents, isotonic agents, thickening or emulsifying agents, preservatives, solid binders, lubricants and the like, as suited to the particular dosage form desired.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier includes any and all solvents, diluents, or other liquid vehicle, dispersion or suspension aids, surface active agents, isotonic agents, thickening or emulsifying agents, preservatives, solid binders, lubricants and the like, as suited to the particular dosage form desired.
  • any conventional carrier medium is incompatible with the compounds of the invention, such as by producing any undesirable biological effect or otherwise interacting in a deleterious manner with any other component(s) of the pharmaceutical composition, its use is contemplated to be within the scope of this invention.
  • materials which can serve as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include, but are not limited to, sugars such as lactose, glucose and sucrose; starches such as corn starch and potato starch; cellulose and its derivatives such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate; powdered tragacanth; malt; gelatine; talc; excipients such as cocoa butter and suppository waxes; oils such as peanut oil, cottonseed oil; safflower oil, sesame oil; olive oil; corn oil and soybean oil; glycols; such as propylene glycol; esters such as ethyl oleate and ethyl laurate; agar; buffering agents such as magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide; alginic acid; pyrogenfree water; isotonic saline; Ringer's solution; ethyl alcohol, and phosphate buffer solutions, as well as other non-toxic compatible lubricants such as sodium
  • the present invention provides compounds useful for the treatment of inflammatory or immune disorders and the treatment of cancer, particularly solid tumors.
  • the compounds of the invention have been shown to inhibit NF- ⁇ B activity and the identification of NF- ⁇ B as a key player in the pathogenesis of inflammation suggest that NF- ⁇ B targeted therapeutics may be effective in inflammatory and immune disorders (see, generally, NF- ⁇ B in Defense and Disease, J. Clin. Investig 2001, 107, 7).
  • certain compounds of the invention have also been shown to inhibit receptor tyrosine kinase activity such as VEGFr and PDGFr in vitro, as described in more detail herein, and are useful for the treatment of cancer, including solid tumors (see, Angiogenesis: Potentials for Pharmacologic Intervention in the Treatment of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Chronic Inflammation, Pharmacological Reviews, 2000, 52, 237).
  • inventive compounds in assays to determine the ability of compounds to inhibit NF- ⁇ B, certain inventive compounds exhibited IC 50 values less than 10 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 7.5 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 5 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 2.5 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 1 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.75 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.5 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.25 ⁇ M.
  • inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.1 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 750 nM. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 500 nM. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 250 nM. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 100 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited IC 50 values less than 75 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited IC 50 values less than 50 nM.
  • certain compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit the growth of tumor cell lines in vitro. Certain of these compounds exhibited IC 50 values less than 10 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 7.5 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 5 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 2.5 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 1 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.75 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.5 ⁇ M. In certain embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.25 ⁇ M.
  • inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 0.1 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 750 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 500 ⁇ M. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 250 nM. In certain other embodiments, inventive compounds exhibit IC 50 values less than 100 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited IC 50 values less than 75 nM. In other embodiments, exemplary compounds exhibited IC 50 values less than 50 nM.
  • compounds of the invention exhibit immunomodulatory activity and exhibit activity for the inhibition of angiogenesis through inhibition of receptor tyrosine kinases.
  • inventive compounds as useful for the treatment of a variety of disorders, including, but not limited to, sepsis, glomerulonephropathy, rheumatoid arthritis (including ankylosing spondylitis), psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, allergic rhinitis, ocular inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, asthma, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory pulmonary disease, hepatitis, autoimmune disorders, diabetes, AIDS, solid tumor cancers, Leukemia, lymphomas, non-hodgkin's B-cell lymphomas, chronical lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma, systemic lupus erythematosus, allograft rejection/graft
  • CLL chronical
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic syndrome characterized by nonspecific, usually symmetric inflammation of the peripheral joints, potentially resulting in progressive destruction of articular and periarticular structures, with or without generalized manifestations (ee, generally, The Merck Manual, 1999, Seventeenth Ed. Merck & Co., the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference).
  • inflammatory cells and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ are abundant in the diseased synovium.
  • Increased macrophage-derived lining cells are prominent along with some lymphocytes and vascular changes in early disease.
  • circulation pro-inflammatory cytokines e.g.
  • TNF ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ through intervention of biological agents, such as Enbrel, Remicade or Anakinra demonstrated efficacy in reduction of symptoms and retarding the disease progression in clinical trials.
  • biological agents such as Enbrel, Remicade or Anakinra demonstrated efficacy in reduction of symptoms and retarding the disease progression in clinical trials.
  • Psoriasis is a disorder for which there is no curative therapy, although in most cases acute attacks can be controlled.
  • Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent disease characterized by dry, well-circumscribed, silvery, scaling papules and plaques of various sizes, and has traditionally been attributed to increased epidermal cell proliferation and concomitant dermal inflammation.
  • the response of psoriasis to the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine suggests that the primary pathogenic factor may be immunologic.
  • Proliferation of epidermal cells has been also linked to AP-1 activation via stimulation from injury, radiation or stress to the skin (see, P.
  • Asthma is also believed to involve immunologic abnormalities and increased inflammatory responses. Similarly to psoriasis, there is no curative therapy. Thus the development of novel therapies such as this, preferably safe and curative, is desirable. This is also applied to related immunologic disorders such as, graft rejection, SLE etc.
  • Angiogenesis or the formation of new blood vessels out of pre-existing capillaries, is a sequence of events that is fundamental to many physiologic and pathologic processes such as cancer, ischemic diseases, and chronical inflammation.
  • proangiogenic molecules such as vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF), the fibroblast growth factors (FGFs)
  • VEGF vascular endothelial cell growth factor
  • FGFs fibroblast growth factors
  • Angiogenesis Potentials for Pharmacologic Intervention in the Treatment of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, and chronic Inflammation, Pharmacological Reviews, 2000, 52, 253
  • receptor tyrosine kinase such as VEGFr
  • Certain compounds in this invention showed potent VEGFr inhibition. Thus, such application is expected.
  • inventive compounds also find use in the prevention of restenosis of blood vessels subject to traumas such as angioplasty and stenting.
  • the compounds of the invention will be useful as a coating for implanted medical devices, such as tubings, shunts, catheters, artificial implants, pins, electrical implants such as pacemakers, and especially for arterial or venous stents, including balloon-expandable stents.
  • inventive compounds may be bound to an implantable medical device, or alternatively, may be passively adsorbed to the surface of the implantable device.
  • the inventive compounds may be formulated to be contained within, or, adapted to release by a surgical or medical device or implant, such as, for example, stents, sutures, indwelling catheters, prosthesis, and the like.
  • the inventive compounds may be used as coating for stents.
  • a stent is typically an open tubular structure that has a pattern (or patterns) of apertures extending from the outer surface of the stent to the lumen. It is commonplace to make stents of biocompatible metallic materials, with the patterns cut on the surface with a laser machine. The stent can be electro-polished to minimize surface irregularities since these irregularities can trigger an adverse biological response. However, stents may still stimulate foreign body reactions that result in thrombosis or restenosis.
  • stent coatings and compositions have been proposed in the prior art literature both to reduce the incidence of these complications or other complications and restore tissue function by itself or by delivering therapeutic compound to the lumen.
  • drugs having antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory activities have been evaluated as stent coatings, and have shown promise in preventing retenosis (See, for example, Presbitero P. et al., “Drug eluting stents do they make the difference?”, Minerva Cardioangiol, 2002, 50(5):431-442; Ruygrok P. N. et al., “Rapamycin in cardiovascular medicine”, Intern. Med. J., 2003, 33(3):103-109; and Marx S. O.
  • inventive compounds having anti-inflammatory and/or antiproliferative effects can be used as stent coatings and/or in stent drug delivery devices, inter alia for the prevention of restenosis or reduction of restenosis rate.
  • compositions and methods related to stent coating and/or local stent drug delivery for preventing restenosis are known in the art (see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • stents may be coated with polymer-drug conjugates by dipping the stent in polymer-drug solution or spraying the stent with such a solution.
  • suitable materials for the implantable device include biocompatible and nontoxic materials, and may be chosen from the metals such as nickel-titanium alloys, steel, or biocompatible polymers, hydrogels, polyurethanes, polyethylenes, ethylenevinyl acetate copolymers, etc.
  • the inventive compound is coated onto a stent for insertion into an artery or vein following balloon angioplasty.
  • the invention may be described therefore, in certain broad aspects as a method of inhibiting arterial restenosis or arterial occlusion following vascular trauma comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a composition comprising an inventive compound conjugated to a suitable polymer or polymeric material.
  • the subject may be a coronary bypass, vascular surgery, organ transplant or coronary or any other arterial angioplasty patient, for example, and the composition may be administered directly, intravenously, or even coated on a stent to be implanted at the sight of vascular trauma.
  • the invention encompasses implants and surgical or medical devices, including stents and grafts, coated with or otherwise constructed to contain and/or release any of the inventive compounds disclosed herein.
  • the compounds have anti-inflammatory and/or antiproliferative activities.
  • the compounds inhibit smooth muscle cell proliferation.
  • inventive implants and surgical or medical devices include cardiovascular devices (e.g., implantable venous catheters, venous ports, tunneled venous catheters, chronic infusion lines or ports, including hepatic artery infusion catheters, pacemaker wires, implantable defibrillators); neurologic/neurosurgical devices (e.g., ventricular peritoneal shunts, ventricular atrial shunts, nerve stimulator devices, dural patches and implants to prevent epidural fibrosis post-laminectomy, devices for continuous subarachnoid infusions); gastrointestinal devices (e.g., chronic indwelling catheters, feeding tubes, portosystemic shunts, shunts for ascites, peritoneal implants for drug delivery, peritoneal dialysis catheters, implantable meshes for hernias, suspensions or solid implants to prevent surgical adhesions, including meshes); genitourinary devices (e.g., uterine implants, including intrauterine
  • Implants and other surgical or medical devices may be coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) compositions of the present invention in a variety of manners, including for example: (a) by directly affixing to the implant or device an inventive compound or composition (e.g. by either spraying the implant or device with a polymer/drug film, or by dipping the implant or device into a polymer/drug solution, or by other covalent or noncovalent means); (b) by coating the implant or device with a substance such as a hydrogel which will in turn absorb the inventive compound or composition; (c) by interweaving inventive compound- or composition-coated thread (or the polymer itself formed into a thread) into the implant or device; (d) by inserting the implant or device into a sleeve or mesh which is comprised of or coated with an inventive compound or composition; (e) constructing the implant or device itself with an inventive compound or composition; or (f) by otherwise adapting the implant or device to release the inventive compound.
  • inventive compound or composition e.g.
  • the composition should firmly adhere to the implant or device during storage and at the time of insertion.
  • the inventive compound or composition should also preferably not degrade during storage, prior to insertion, or when warmed to body temperature after insertion inside the body (if this is required).
  • it should preferably coat the implant or device smoothly and evenly, with a uniform distribution of inventive compound, while not changing the stent contour.
  • the inventive implant or device should provide a uniform, predictable, prolonged release of the inventive compound or composition into the tissue surrounding the implant or device once it has been deployed.
  • the composition should not render the stent thrombogenic (causing blood clots to form), or cause significant turbulence in blood flow (more than the stent itself would be expected to cause if it was uncoated).
  • stents In the case of stents, a wide variety of stents may be developed to contain and/or release the inventive compounds or compositions provided herein, including esophageal stents, gastrointestinal stents, vascular stents, biliary stents, colonic stents, pancreatic stents, ureteric and urethral stents, lacrimal stents, Eustachian tube stents, fallopian tube stents and tracheal/bronchial stents (See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,515,016, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference).
  • Stents may be readily obtained from commercial sources, or constructed in accordance with well-known, techniques.
  • Representative examples of stents include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,768,523, entitled “Hydrogel Adhesive”; U.S. Pat. No. 4,776,337, entitled “Expandable Intraluminal Graft, and Method and Apparatus for Implanting and Expandable Intraluminal Graft”; U.S. Pat. No. 5,041,126 entitled “Endovascular Stent and Delivery System”; U.S. Pat. No. 5,052,998 entitled “Indwelling Stent and Method of Use”; U.S. Pat. No.
  • the stent coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) compositions of the present invention may be used to eliminate a vascular obstruction and prevent restenosis or reduce the rate of restenosis.
  • stents coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) compositions of the present invention are provided for expanding the lumen of a body passageway. Specifically, a stent having a generally tubular structure, and a surface coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition may be inserted into the passageway, such that the passageway is expanded.
  • the stent coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) compositions of the present invention may be used to eliminate a biliary, gastrointestinal, esophageal, tracheal/bronchial, urethral or vascular obstruction.
  • methods for the treatment of immune disorders and cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), as described herein, to a subject in need thereof.
  • inventive compounds are useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, asthma and cancer. It will be appreciated that the compounds and compositions, according to the method of the present invention, may be administered using any amount and any route of administration effective for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, asthma and cancer.
  • the expression “effective amount” as used herein refers to a sufficient amount of agent to inhibit the growth of tumor cells, or refers to a sufficient amount to reduce the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, asthma and cancer, (or any inflammatory response or disorder).
  • the exact amount required will vary from subject to subject, depending on the species, age, and general condition of the subject, the severity of the diseases, the particular anticancer agent, its mode of administration, and the like.
  • the compounds of the invention are preferably formulated in dosage unit form for ease of administration and uniformity of dosage.
  • dosage unit form refers to a physically discrete unit of therapeutic agent appropriate for the patient to be treated.
  • the total daily usage of the compounds and compositions of the present invention will be decided by the attending physician within the scope of sound medical judgment.
  • the specific therapeutically effective dose level for any particular patient or organism will depend upon a variety of factors including the disorder being treated and the severity of the disorder; the activity of the specific compound employed; the specific composition employed; the age, body weight, general health, sex and diet of the patient; the time of administration, route of administration, and rate of excretion of the specific compound employed; the duration of the treatment; drugs used in combination or coincidental with the specific compound employed; and like factors well known in the medical arts (see, for example, Goodman and Gilman's, “The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics”, Tenth Edition, A. Gilman, J. Hardman and L. Limbird, eds., McGraw-Hill Press, 155-173, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).
  • methods are provided for using the inventive implants and other surgical or medical devices coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) compounds and compositions of the present invention.
  • methods are provided for preventing restenosis, comprising inserting a stent into an obstructed blood vessel, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the obstruction is eliminated and the inventive compound or composition is delivered in amounts effective to prevent restenosis.
  • methods for preventing restenosis, comprising inserting a stent into an obstructed blood vessel, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the obstruction is eliminated and the inventive compound or composition is delivered in amounts effective to inhibit smooth muscle cell proliferation.
  • methods for expanding the lumen of a body passageway, comprising inserting a stent into the passageway, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the passageway is expanded.
  • the lumen of a body passageway is expanded in order to eliminate a biliary, gastrointestinal, esophageal, tracheal/bronchial, urethral and/or vascular obstruction.
  • methods for eliminating biliary obstructions, comprising inserting a biliary stent into a biliary passageway, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the biliary obstruction is eliminated.
  • tumor overgrowth of the common bile duct results in progressive cholestatic jaundice which is incompatible with life.
  • the biliary system which drains bile from the liver into the duodenum is most often obstructed by (1) a tumor composed of bile duct cells (cholangiocarcinoma), (2) a tumor which invades the bile duct (e.g., pancreatic carcinoma), or (3) a tumor which exerts extrinsic pressure and compresses the bile duct (e.g., enlarged lymph nodes).
  • cholangiocarcinoma cholangiocarcinoma
  • a tumor which invades the bile duct e.g., pancreatic carcinoma
  • a tumor which exerts extrinsic pressure and compresses the bile duct e.g., enlarged lymph nodes.
  • Both primary biliary tumors, as well as other tumors which cause compression of the biliary tree may be treated utilizing stents
  • Implants and other surgical or medical devices may be coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) compositions of the present invention.
  • adenocarcinomas which are also called Klatskin tumors when found at the bifurcation of the common hepatic duct. These tumors are also referred to as biliary carcinomas, choledocholangiocarcinomas, or adenocarcinomas of the biliary system. Benign tumors which affect the bile duct (e.g., adenoma of the biliary system), and, in rare cases, squamous cell carcinomas of the bile duct and adenocarcinomas of the gallbladder, may also cause compression of the biliary tree and therefore, result in biliary obstruction.
  • adenocarcinomas which are also called Klatskin tumors when found at the bifurcation of the common hepatic duct. These tumors are also referred to as biliary carcinomas, choledocholangiocarcinomas, or adenocarcinomas of the biliary system. Benign tumors which affect the
  • Compression of the biliary tree is most commonly due to tumors of the liver and pancreas which compress and therefore obstruct the ducts. Most of the tumors from the pancreas arise from cells of the pancreatic ducts. This is a highly fatal form of cancer (5% of all cancer deaths; 26,000 new cases per year in the U.S.) with an average of 6 months survival and a 1 year survival rate of only 10%. When these tumors are located in the head of the pancreas they frequently cause biliary obstruction, and this detracts significantly from the quality of life of the patient.
  • pancreatic tumors While all types of pancreatic tumors are generally referred to as “carcinoma of the pancreas” there are histologic subtypes including: adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, cystadenocarcinoma, and acinar cell carcinoma. Hepatic tumors, as discussed above, may also cause compression of the biliary tree, and therefore cause obstruction of the biliary ducts.
  • a biliary stent is first inserted into a biliary passageway in one of several ways: from the top end by inserting a needle through the abdominal wall and through the liver (a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram or “PTC”); from the bottom end by cannulating the bile duct through an endoscope inserted through the mouth, stomach, and duodenum (an endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram or “ERCP”); or by direct incision during a surgical procedure.
  • a preinsertion examination, PTC, ERCP, or direct visualization at the time of surgery is performed to determine the appropriate position for stent insertion.
  • a guidewire is then advanced through the lesion, and over this a delivery catheter is passed to allow the stent to be inserted in its collapsed form.
  • the diagnostic exam was a PTC
  • the guidewire and delivery catheter is inserted via the abdominal wall, while if the original exam was an ERCP the stent may be placed via the mouth.
  • the stent is then positioned under radiologic, endoscopic, or direct visual control taking particular care to place it precisely across the narrowing in the bile duct.
  • the delivery catheter is then removed leaving the stent standing as a scaffolding which holds the bile duct open. A further cholangiogram may be performed to document that the stent is appropriately positioned.
  • methods for eliminating esophageal obstructions, comprising inserting an esophageal stent into an esophagus, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the esophageal obstruction is eliminated.
  • the esophagus is the hollow tube which transports food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach. Cancer of the esophagus or invasion by cancer arising in adjacent organs (e.g., cancer of the stomach or lung) results in the inability to swallow food or saliva.
  • a preinsertion examination usually a barium swallow or endoscopy is performed in order to determine the appropriate position for stent insertion.
  • a catheter or endoscope may then be positioned through the mouth, and a guidewire is advanced through the blockage.
  • a stent delivery catheter is passed over the guidewire under radiologic or endoscopic control, and a stent is placed precisely across the narrowing in the esophagus.
  • a post-insertion examination usually a barium swallow x-ray, may be utilized to confirm appropriate positioning.
  • methods for eliminating colonic obstructions, comprising inserting a colonic stent into a colon, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the colonic obstruction is eliminated.
  • the colon is the hollow tube which transports digested food and waste materials from the small intestines to the anus. Cancer of the rectum and/or colon or invasion by cancer arising in adjacent organs (e.g., cancer of the uterus, ovary, bladder) results in the inability to eliminate feces from the bowel.
  • a preinsertion examination usually a barium enema or colonoscopy is performed in order to determine the appropriate position for stent insertion.
  • a catheter or endoscope may then be positioned through the anus, and a guidewire is advanced through the blockage.
  • a stent delivery catheter is passed over the guidewire under radiologic or endoscopic control, and a stent is placed precisely across the narrowing in the colon or rectum.
  • a post-insertion examination usually a barium enema x-ray, may be utilized to confirm appropriate positioning.
  • methods for eliminating tracheal/bronchial obstructions, comprising inserting a tracheal/bronchial stent into a trachea or bronchi, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the tracheal/bronchial obstruction is eliminated.
  • the trachea and bronchi are tubes which carry air from the mouth and nose to the lungs.
  • preinsertion examination usually an endoscopy
  • a catheter or endoscope is then positioned through the mouth, and a guidewire advanced through the blockage.
  • a delivery catheter is then passed over the guidewire in order to allow a collapsed stent to be inserted.
  • the stent is placed under radiologic or endoscopic control in order to place it precisely across the narrowing.
  • the delivery catheter may then be removed leaving the stent standing as a scaffold on its own.
  • a post-insertion examination usually a bronchoscopy may be utilized to confirm appropriate positioning.
  • methods for eliminating urethral obstructions, comprising inserting a urethral stent into a urethra, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the urethral obstruction is eliminated.
  • the urethra is the tube which drains the bladder through the penis. Extrinsic narrowing of the urethra as it passes through the prostate, due to hypertrophy of the prostate, occurs in virtually every man over the age of 60 and causes progressive difficulty with urination.
  • a preinsertion examination usually an endoscopy or urethrogram is first performed in order to determine the appropriate position for stent insertion, which is above the external urinary sphincter at the lower end, and close to flush with the bladder neck at the upper end.
  • An endoscope or catheter is then positioned through the penile opening and a guidewire advanced into the bladder.
  • a delivery catheter is then passed over the guidewire in order to allow stent insertion.
  • the delivery catheter is then removed, and the stent expanded into place.
  • a post-insertion examination usually endoscopy or retrograde urethrogram, may be utilized to confirm appropriate position.
  • methods for eliminating vascular obstructions, comprising inserting a vascular stent into a blood vessel, the stent having a generally tubular structure, the surface of the structure being coated with (or otherwise adapted to release) an inventive compound or composition, such that the vascular obstruction is eliminated.
  • stents may be placed in a wide array of blood vessels, both arteries and veins, to prevent recurrent-stenosis at the site of failed angioplasties, to treat narrowings that would likely fail if treated with angioplasty, and to treat post-surgical narrowings (e.g., dialysis graft stenosis).
  • Suitable sites include, but ar enot limited to, the iliac, renal, and coronary arteries, the superior vena cava, and in dialysis grafts.
  • angiography is first performed in order to localize the site for placement of the stent. This is typically accomplished by injecting radiopaque contrast through a catheter inserted into an artery or vein as an x-ray is taken. A catheter may then be inserted either percutaneously or by surgery into the femoral artery, brachial artery, femoral vein, or brachial vein, and advanced into the appropriate blood vessel by steering it through the vascular system under fluoroscopic guidance. A stent may then be positioned across the vascular stenosis. A post-insertion angiogram may also be utilized in order to confirm appropriate positioning.
  • UVB middle UV
  • UVB 290-320 nm wavelength
  • photoaging is characterized by coarseness, wrinkling, mottled pigmentation, sallowness, laxity, telangiectasia, lentigines, purpura and easy bruising, atrophy, fibrotic depigmented areas, and ultimately premalignant and malignant neoplasms.
  • Photoaging commonly occurs in skin that is habitually exposed to sunlight such as the face, ears, bald areas of the scalp, neck, and hands.
  • Sunscreens are commonly used to prevent photoaging of skin areas that are habitually exposed to sunlight. Sunscreens are topical preparations that absorb, reflect or scatter UV. Some are based on opaque particulate materials such as zinc oxide, titanium oxide, clays and ferric chloride. Because such preparations are visible and occlusive many people consider these opaque formulations cosmetically unacceptable.
  • sunscreens contain chemicals such a p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), oxybenzone, dioxybenzone, ethylhexyl-methoxy cinnamide and butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane that are nonopaque and colorless because they do not absorb light of visible wavelengths. While these nonopaque sunscreens may be more acceptable cosmetically they are still relatively short-lived and susceptible to being removed by washing or perspiration. Additionally all sunscreens reduce vitamin D production.
  • PABA p-aminobenzoic acid
  • the compounds of the invention may find use in the treatment of skin damages caused by UVB exposure.
  • MAP kinases and photoaging see L1 et al., “Rays and arrays: the transcriptional program in the response of human epidermal keratotinocutes to UVB illumination”, The FASEB Journal express article 10.1096/fj.01-01172fje, published online Sep. 17, 2001; U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,224 and U.S. Patent Application No.: 20020106339, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • compositions for preventing or treating UVB-induced photodamage comprising an inventive compound; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • the inventive compound is present in an amount effective to inhibit Map/Erk kinase.
  • the inventive compositions further comprise a cosmetic ingredient.
  • the cosmetic ingredient is a fragrance.
  • the cosmetic ingredient is a sunscreen.
  • the inventive compositions exist as pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulations.
  • the present invention additionally encompasses methods of providing protection against long-term UVB induced photodamage to a subject, said method comprising: administering to the subject in need thereof a composition comprising an inventive compound; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. In certain embodiments, the composition is administered topically.
  • the present invention additionally encompasses methods of providing protection against long-term UVB induced photodamage to a subject, said method comprising: providing the subject with a composition comprising an inventive compound; and providing the subject with instructions for using said composition to prevent photodamage.
  • the composition is formulated so that it may be administered topically.
  • the inventive compound is present in an amount effective to inhibit Map/Erk kinase.
  • the instructions comprise directions to apply the composition to the skin prior to sun exposure.
  • the composition further comprises a cosmetic ingredient.
  • the cosmetic ingredient is a fragrance.
  • the cosmetic ingredient is a sunscreen.
  • a method is provided for treating and/or preventing skin coarseness, wrinkling, mottled pigmentation, sallowness, laxity, telangiectasia, lentigines, purpura and easy bruising, atrophy, fibrotic depigmented areas, and ultimately premalignant and malignant neoplasms.
  • the present invention provides a method for treating and/or preventing wrinkles and/or skin cancer.
  • kits for preventing long-term UVB induced photodamage in a subject comprising: a composition comprising an inventive compound; and instructions for using the composition to prevent photodamage.
  • the composition is formulated for topical administration.
  • the inventive compound is present in an amount effective to inhibit Map/Erk kinase.
  • the instructions comprise directions to apply the composition to the skin prior to sun exposure.
  • the composition further comprises a cosmetic ingredient.
  • the cosmetic ingredient is a fragrance.
  • the cosmetic ingredient is a sunscreen.
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention can be administered to humans and other animals orally, rectally, parenterally, intracisternally, intravaginally, intraperitoneally, topically (as by powders, ointments, creams or drops), bucally, as an oral or nasal spray, or the like, depending on the severity of the infection being treated.
  • the compounds of the invention may be administered at dosage levels of about 0.001 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 25 mg/kg, or from about 0.1 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg of subject body weight per day, one or more times a day, to obtain the desired therapeutic effect. It will also be appreciated that dosages smaller than 0.001 mg/kg or greater than 50 mg/kg (for example 50-100 mg/kg) can be administered to a subject.
  • compounds are administered orally or parenterally.
  • Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include, but are not limited to, pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, microemulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups and elixirs.
  • the liquid dosage forms may contain inert diluents commonly used in the art such as, for example, water or other solvents, solubilizing agents and emulsifiers such as ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, dimethylformamide, oils (in particular, cottonseed, groundnut, corn, germ, olive, castor, and sesame oils), glycerol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, polyethylene glycols and fatty acid esters of sorbitan, and mixtures thereof.
  • the oral compositions can also include adjuvants such as, for example, water or other solvents, solubil
  • sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspensions may be formulated according to the known art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents.
  • the sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution, suspension or emulsion in a nontoxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3-butanediol.
  • acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, U.S.P. and isotonic sodium chloride solution.
  • sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium.
  • -any bland fixed oil can be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides.
  • fatty acids such as oleic acid are used in the preparation of injectables.
  • the injectable formulations can be sterilized, for example, by filtration through a bacterial-retaining filter, or by incorporating sterilizing agents in the form of sterile solid compositions which can be dissolved or dispersed in sterile water or other sterile injectable medium prior to use.
  • the rate of drug release can be controlled.
  • biodegradable polymers include (poly(orthoesters) and poly(anhydrides). Depot injectable formulations are also prepared by entrapping the drug in liposomes or microemulsions, which are compatible with body tissues.
  • compositions for rectal or vaginal administration are preferably suppositories which can be prepared by mixing the compounds of this invention with suitable non-irritating excipients or carriers such as cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol or a suppository wax which are solid at ambient temperature but liquid at body temperature and therefore melt in the rectum or vaginal cavity and release the active compound.
  • suitable non-irritating excipients or carriers such as cocoa butter, polyethylene glycol or a suppository wax which are solid at ambient temperature but liquid at body temperature and therefore melt in the rectum or vaginal cavity and release the active compound.
  • Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, pills, powders, and granules.
  • the active compound is mixed with at least one inert, pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier such as sodium citrate or dicalcium phosphate and/or a) fillers or extenders such as starches, lactose, sucrose, glucose, marnitol, and silicic acid, b) binders such as, for example, carboxymethylcellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidinone, sucrose, and acacia, c) humectants such as glycerol, d) disintegrating agents such as agar-agar, calcium carbonate, potato or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain silicates, and sodium carbonate, e) solution retarding agents such as paraffin, f) absorption accelerators such as quaternary ammonium compounds, g) wetting agents such as, for example, cetyl alcohol and gly
  • Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols and the like.
  • the solid dosage forms of tablets, dragees, capsules, pills, and granules can be prepared with coatings and shells such as enteric coatings and other coatings well known in the pharmaceutical formulating art. They may optionally contain opacifying agents and can also be of a composition that they release the active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in a certain part of the intestinal tract, optionally, in a delayed manner. Examples of embedding compositions that can be used include polymeric substances and waxes. Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in soft and hard-filled gelatin capsules using such excipients as lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polethylene glycols and the like.
  • the active compounds can also be in microencapsulated form with one or more excipients as noted above.
  • the solid dosage forms of tablets, dragees, capsules, pills, and granules can be prepared with coatings and shells such as enteric coatings, release controlling coatings and other coatings well known in the pharmaceutical formulating art.
  • the active compound may be admixed with at least one inert diluent such as sucrose, lactose and starch.
  • Such dosage forms may also comprise, as in normal practice, additional substances other than inert diluents, e.g., tableting lubricants and other tableting aids such as magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose.
  • the dosage forms may also comprise buffering agents. They may optionally contain opacifying agents and can also be of a composition that they release the active ingredient(s) only, or preferentially, in a certain part of the intestinal tract, optionally, in a delayed manner.
  • buffering agents include polymeric substances and waxes.
  • the present invention encompasses pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulations of inventive compounds.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulation means any formulation which is pharmaceutically acceptable for intradermal administration of a compound of the invention by application of the formulation to the epidermis.
  • the topical formulation comprises a carrier system.
  • Pharmaceutically effective carriers include, but are not limited to, solvents (e.g., alcohols, poly alcohols, water), creams, lotions, ointments, oils, plasters, liposomes, powders, emulsions, microemulsions, and buffered solutions (e.g., hypotonic or buffered saline) or any other carrier known in the art for topically administering pharmaceuticals.
  • topical formulations of the invention may comprise excipients. Any pharmaceutically acceptable excipient known in the art may be used to prepare the inventive pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulations.
  • excipients that can be included in the topical formulations of the invention include, but are not limited to, preservatives, antioxidants, moisturizers, emollients, buffering agents, solubilizing agents, other penetration agents, skin protectants, surfactants, and propellants, and/or additional therapeutic agents used in combination to the inventive compound.
  • Suitable preservatives include, but are not limited to, alcohols, quaternary amines, organic acids, parabens, and phenols.
  • Suitable antioxidants include, but are not limited to, ascorbic acid and its esters, sodium bisulfite, butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, tocopherols, and chelating agents like EDTA and citric acid.
  • Suitable moisturizers include, but are not limited to, glycerine, sorbitol, polyethylene glycols, urea, and propylene glycol.
  • Suitable buffering agents for use with the invention include, but are not limited to, citric, hydrochloric, and lactic acid buffers.
  • Suitable solubilizing agents include, but are not limited to, quaternary ammonium chlorides, cyclodextrins, benzyl benzoate, lecithin, and polysorbates.
  • Suitable skin protectants that can be used in the topical formulations of the invention include, but are not limited to, vitamin E oil, allatoin, dimethicone, glycerin, petrolatum, and zinc oxide.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulations of the invention comprise at least a compound of the invention and a penetration enhancing agent.
  • the choice of topical formulation will depend or several factors, including the condition to be treated, the physicochemical characteristics of the inventive compound and other excipients present, their stability in the formulation, available manufacturing equipment, and costs constraints.
  • penetration enhancing agent means an agent capable of transporting a pharmacologically active compound through the stratum corneum and into the epidermis or dermis, preferably, with little or no systemic absorption.
  • a wide variety of compounds have been evaluated as to their effectiveness in enhancing the rate of penetration of drugs through the skin. See, for example, Percutaneous Penetration Enhancers, Maibach H. I.
  • penetration agents for use with the invention include, but are not limited to, triglycerides (e.g., soybean oil), aloe compositions (e.g., aloe-vera gel), ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, octolyphenylpolyethylene glycol, oleic acid, polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol, N-decylmethylsulfoxide, fatty acid esters (e.g., isopropyl myristate, methyl laurate, glycerol monooleate, and propylene glycol monooleate) and N-methylpyrrolidone.
  • triglycerides e.g., soybean oil
  • aloe compositions e.g., aloe-vera gel
  • ethyl alcohol isopropyl alcohol
  • octolyphenylpolyethylene glycol oleic acid
  • polyethylene glycol 400 propylene glycol
  • compositions may be in the form of ointments, pastes, creams, lotions, gels, powders, solutions, sprays, inhalants or patches.
  • formulations of the compositions according to the invention are creams, which may further contain saturated or unsaturated fatty acids such as stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, palmito-oleic acid, cetyl or oleyl alcohols, stearic acid being particularly preferred.
  • Creams of the invention may also contain a non-ionic surfactant, for example, polyoxy-40-stearate.
  • the active component is admixed under sterile conditions with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and any needed preservatives or buffers as may be required.
  • Ophthalmic formulation, eardrops, and eye drops are also contemplated as being within the scope of this invention.
  • the present invention contemplates the use of transdermal patches, which have the added advantage of providing controlled delivery of a compound to the body. Such dosage forms are made by dissolving or dispensing the compound in the proper medium.
  • penetration enhancing agents can also be used to increase the flux of the compound across the skin. The rate can be controlled by either providing a rate controlling membrane or by dispersing the compound in a polymer matrix or gel.
  • the area may be covered with a dressing.
  • dressing means a covering designed to protect a topically applied drug formulation.
  • “Dressing” includes coverings such as a bandage, which may be porous or non-porous and various inert coverings, e.g., a plastic film wrap or other non-absorbent film.
  • dressing also encompasses non-woven or woven coverings, particularly elastomeric coverings, which allow for heat and vapor transport. These dressings allow for cooling of the treated area, which provides for greater comfort.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable topical formulations of the invention are contained in a patch that is applied adjacent to the area of skin to be treated.
  • a “patch” comprises at least a topical formulation and a covering layer, such that, the patch can be placed over the area of skin to be treated.
  • the patch is designed to maximize drug delivery through the stratum corneum and into the epidermis or dermis, reduce lag time, promote uniform absorption, and/or reduce mechanical rub-off.
  • the patch when the intended use comprises the treatment of a skin condition (e.g., psoriasis), the patch is designed to minimize absorption into the circulatory system.
  • the patch components resemble the viscoelastic properties of the skin and conform to the skin during movement to prevent undue shear and delamination.
  • Advantages of a patch comprising the topical formulation of the invention over conventional methods of administration include (i) that the dose is controlled by the patch's surface area, (ii) constant rate of administration, (iii) longer duration of action (the ability of to adhere to the skin for 1, 3, 7 days or longer), (iv) improved patient compliance, (v) non-invasive dosing, and (vi) reversible action (i.e., the patch can simply be removed).
  • a patch suitable for use with the invention contains at least: (1) a backing layer and (2) a carrier formulated with a compound of the invention.
  • patch systems suitable for practicing the invention include, but are not limited to, matrix-type patches; reservoir-type patches; multi-laminate drug-in-adhesive-type patches; and monolithic drug-in-adhesive type-patch. See, for example Ghosh, T. K.; Pfister, W. R.; Yum, S. I. Transdermal and Topical Drug Delivery Systems, Interpharm Press, Inc. p. 249-297, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. These patches are well known in the art and generally available commercially.
  • the matrix patch comprises matrix containing an inventive compound, an adhesive backing film overlay, and preferably, but not necessarily, a release liner.
  • a release liner e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,336,243, incorporated herein by reference.
  • the matrix containing the inventive compound is held against the skin by the adhesive overlay.
  • suitable matrix materials include but are not limited to lipophilic polymers, such as polyvinyl chloride, polydimethylsiloxane, and hydrophilic polymers like polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, hydrogels based on gelatin, or polyvinylpyrrolidone/polyethylene oxide mixtures.
  • Suitable release liners include but are not limited to occlusive, opaque, or clear polyester films with a thin coating of pressure sensitive release liner (e.g., silicone-fluorsilicone, and perfluorcarbon based polymers.
  • the reservoir type patch design is characterized by a backing film coated with an adhesive, and a reservoir compartment comprising a drug formulation preferably, in the form of a solution or suspension, that is separated from the skin by a semipermeable membrane (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,615,699, incorporated herein by reference).
  • the adhesive coated backing layer extends around the reservoir's boundaries to provide a concentric seal with the skin and hold the reservoir adjacent to the skin.
  • the monolithic drug-in-adhesive patch design is characterized by the inclusion of the drug formulation in the skin contacting adhesive layer, a backing film and preferably, a release liner.
  • the adhesive functions both to release the compound and adhere the compound matrix to the skin.
  • the drug-in-adhesive system does not require an adhesive overlay and thus the patch size is minimized.
  • drug-in-adhesive type patches are thin and comfortable (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,751,087, incorporated herein by reference).
  • the multi-laminate drug-in-adhesive patch design further incorporates an additional semi-permeable membrane between two distinct drug-in-adhesive layers or multiple drug-in-adhesive layers under a single backing film (Peterson, T. A. and Dreyer, S. J. Proceed. Intern. Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact. Mater. 21: 477-478, incorporated herein by reference).
  • Semi permeable membranes useful with the reservoir or multi-laminate patch, include thin non-porous ethylene vinyl acetate films or thin microporous films of polyethylene employed in microlaminate solid state reservoir patches.
  • Adhesives for use with the drug-in-adhesive type patches are well known in the art and a pratitioner skilled in the relevant art would know how to select an adhesive suitable for the intended use.
  • adhesives include, but are not limited to, polyisobutylenes, silicones, and acrylics.
  • adhesives can function under a wide range of conditions, such as, high and low humidity, bathing, sweating etc.
  • the adhesive is a composition based on natural or synthetic rubber; a polyacrylate such as, polybutylacrylate, polymethylacrylate, poly-2-ethylhexyl acrylate; polyvinylacetate; polydimethylsiloxane; pressure sensitive acrylic adhesives, for example Durotak® adhesives (e.g., Durotak® 2052, National Starch and Chemicals) or hydrogels (e.g., high molecular weight polyvinylpyrrolidone and oligomeric polyethylene oxide).
  • the adhesive may contain a thickener, such as a silica thickener (e.g., Aerosil, Degussa, Ridgefield Park, N.J.) or a crosslinker such as, aluminumacetylacetonate.
  • Backing films may be occlusive or permeable and may be derived from synthetic polymers like polyolefin oils polyester, polyethylene, polyvinylidine chloride, and polyurethane or from natural materials like cotton, wool, etc.
  • Occlusive backing films such as synthetic polyesters, result in hydration of the outer layers of the stratum corneum while non-occlusive backings allow the area to breath (i.e., promote water vapor transmission from the skin surface).
  • the rate of compound intradermal administration from the topical formulation or patch is a function of skin permeability, and skin permeability has been shown to vary between anatomical sites depending on the thickness of the stratum corneum.
  • the permeability in general, increases in order from planter foot arch, lateral ankle, palm, ventral forearm, dorsal forearm, back, chest, thigh, abdomen, scalp, axilla, forehead, and scrotum (Wester, R. C. and Maibach, H. I. (1989) Regional variation in Percutaneous Absorption: In Percutaneous Absorption, Mechanism, Methodology, Drug Delivery, 2 nd ed., Eds. R. L. Bronaugh and H. I. Maibach, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, pp. 111-119 (incorporated herein by reference)).
  • the dosages and dosing frequency will be determined by a trained medical professional.
  • the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention can be formulated and employed in combination therapies, that is, the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions can be formulated with or administered concurrently with, prior to, or subsequent to, one or more other desired therapeutics or medical procedures.
  • the particular combination of therapies (therapeutics or procedures) to employ in a combination regimen will take into account compatibility of the desired therapeutics and/or procedures and the desired therapeutic effect to be achieved.
  • the therapies employed may achieve a desired effect for the same disorder (for example, an inventive compound may be administered concurrently with another immunomodulatory agent, anticancer agent or agent, useful for the treatment of psoriasis), or they may achieve different effects (e.g., control of any adverse effects).
  • the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention further comprise one or more additional therapeutically active ingredients (e.g., chemotherapeutic and/or palliative).
  • additional therapeutically active ingredients e.g., chemotherapeutic and/or palliative.
  • palliative refers to treatment that is focused on the relief of symptoms of a disease and/or side effects of a therapeutic regimen, but is not curative.
  • palliative treatment encompasses painkillers, antinausea medications and anti-sickness drugs.
  • chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery can all be used palliatively (that is, to reduce symptoms without going for cure; e.g., for shrinking tumors and reducing pressure, bleeding, pain and other symptoms of cancer).
  • compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment of psoriasis and pharmaceutical compositions containing them may be administered in combination with any of the antipsoriatic therapies or therapeutic agents known in the art.
  • therapies or antipsoriatic agents that may be used in combination with the inventive compounds of the present invention include Ultraviolet light treatment (e.g.
  • ком ⁇ онентs e.g., Aqueous Cream, E45, and Emulsifying ointment
  • ammoniated mercury topical vitamin D analogs (e.g., Calcipotriol (Dovonex), Tacalcitol (Curatoderm)), dithranol (e.g., Dithrocream and Miconal), tar (e.g., Alphosyl, anthralin), topical steroids (e.g., corticosteroids, halobetasol), topical retinoids (e.g., zorac, Tazarotene), systemic antimetabolites (e.g., oral methotrexate), immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., oral cyclosporine, tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and mofetil) and oral retinoids (e.g., acitretin).
  • topical vitamin D analogs e.g., Calcipotriol (Dovonex), Tacalcitol (
  • the present invention relates to a kit for conveniently and effectively carrying out the methods in accordance with the present invention.
  • the pharmaceutical pack or kit comprises one or more containers filled with one or more of the ingredients of the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention.
  • kits are especially suited for the delivery of solid oral forms such as tablets or capsules.
  • Such a kit preferably includes a number of unit dosages, and may also include a card having the dosages oriented in the order of their intended use.
  • a memory aid can be provided, for example in the form of numbers, letters, or other markings or with a calendar insert, designating the days in the treatment schedule in which the dosages can be administered.
  • placebo dosages, or calcium dietary supplements can be included to provide a kit in which a dosage is taken every day.
  • Optionally associated with such container(s) can be a notice in the form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceutical products, which notice reflects approval by the agency of manufacture, use or sale for human administration.
  • any available techniques can be used to make or prepare the inventive compounds or compositions including them.
  • a variety of solution phase synthetic methods such as those discussed in detail below may be used.
  • the inventive compounds may be prepared using any of a variety combinatorial techniques, parallel synthesis and/or solid phase synthetic methods known in the art.
  • inventive compounds can be synthesized according to the methods described herein.
  • the starting materials and reagents used in preparing these compounds are either available from commercial suppliers such as Aldrich Chemical Company (Milwaukee, Wis.), Bachem (Torrance, Calif.), Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.), or are prepared by methods well known to a person of ordinary skill in the art following procedures described in such references as Fieser and Fieser 1991, “Reagents for Organic Synthesis”, vols 1-17, John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y., 1991; Rodd 1989 “Chemistry of Carbon Compounds”, vols.
  • the starting materials, intermediates, and compounds of this invention may be isolated and purified using conventional techniques, including filtration, distillation, crystallization, chromatography, and the like. They may be characterized using conventional methods, including physical constants and spectral data.
  • reaction mixtures were stirred using a magnetically driven stirrer bar.
  • An inert atmosphere refers to either dry argon or dry nitrogen.
  • Reactions were monitored either by thin layer chromatography, by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), of a suitably worked up sample of the reaction mixture.
  • DIBAL-H Diisobutyl aluminum hydride
  • LiHMDS Lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
  • PCC Pyridinium chlorochromate
  • reaction mixtures were cooled to room temperature or below then quenched, when necessary, with either water or a saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride.
  • Desired products were extracted by partitioning between water and a suitable water-immiscible solvent (e.g. ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, diethyl ether).
  • a suitable water-immiscible solvent e.g. ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, diethyl ether.
  • the desired product containing extracts were washed appropriately with water followed by a saturated solution of brine.
  • the extract was washed with a 10% solution of sodium sulphite in saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, prior to the aforementioned washing procedure.
  • the extract was washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, prior to the aforementioned washing procedure (except in those cases where the desired product itself had acidic character).
  • the extract was washed with 10% aqueous citric acid solution, prior to the aforementioned washing procedure (except in those cases where the desired product itself had basic character).
  • Post washing the desired product containing extracts were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate, and then filtered. The crude products were then isolated by removal of solvent(s) by rotary evaporation under reduced pressure, at an appropriate temperature (generally less than 45° C.).
  • triphenylphosphine oxide was a major byproduct of the reaction
  • the reaction mixture was added directly to a large volume of well-stirred hexane.
  • the resultant precipitate of triphenylphosphine oxide was removed by filtration and the filtrate processed in the usual manner.
  • chromatographic purification refers to flash column chromatography on silica, using a single solvent or mixed solvent as eluent.
  • desired product containing elutes were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure at an appropriate temperature (generally less than 45° C.) to constant mass.
  • Final compounds were dissolved in 50% aqueous acetonitrile, filtered and transferred to vials, then freeze-dried under high vacuum before submission for biological testing.
  • Diisopropyl amine (68.1 mL, 486 mol) was dissolved in 1 L of THF at 0° C. n-BuLi (2.5 M, 207 mL) was added. The solution was stirred for 20 min, and then cooled down to ⁇ 78° C. The solution of 509-HD-209 (77.8 g, 324 mol) in 250 mL of THF was added slowly. 1 h later the solution of diphenyl diselenide (85.9 g, 275 mol) in 250 ml of THF was added. After stirring at ⁇ 78° C. for 1 h, the reaction was quenched with saturated ammonium chloride solution, and extracted with diethyl ether. After purification on silica gel column, 90.2 g of 509-HD-211 was obtained as pale yellow oil in 68% yield.
  • 509-HD-211 (90.2 g, 228 mmol) was dissolved in 500 mL of ethanol. Sodium hydroxide solution (1N, 456 mL) was added. The resulting solution was heated under reflux for 12 h. The reaction mixture was acidified with 1N hydrochloric acid, extracted with diethyl ether and concentrated, giving 84.6 g of 509-HD-212 as a pale yellow solid in 97% yield.
  • 509-HD-212 (84.6 g, 222 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (75.7 g, 289 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of 500 mL of diethyl ether and 125 mL of toluene at 0° C. 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethanol (38.2 mL, 266 mmol) and diethyl azodicarboxylate (45.4 mL, 289 mmol) were added respectively. After stirred for 10 min, it was warmed up to room temperature. Large amount of pentane was added to precipitate the solid. After filtration, the crude product was purified on silica gel column and 80.0 g of 509-HD-213 was obtained as pale yellow oil in 75% yield.
  • the esterification was run according to the first step using DEAD (200 g), PPh 3 (330 g) and TMS-ethanol (150 g) in 1.4 L of toluene to give 145 g of product after column chromatography.
  • the reaction was quenched with a saturated solution of NH 4 Cl (350 mL), extracted with Et 2 O (3 ⁇ 400 mL), the combined organic extracts were washed with a saturated solution of NH 4 Cl (350 mL), water (2 ⁇ 450 mL), brine (450 mL), dried with K 2 CO 3 , filtered and concentrated.
  • the crude alcohol 555-RB-224 was dissolved in dry DMF (100 mL), imidazole (2.5 eq, 363 mmol, 24.7 g) was added and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. in ice/water bath.
  • a 5 L, 3-neck flask was equipped with mechanical stirring, cooling bath and flushed with nitrogen. Then, a solution of alcohol 491-HAD46 (202 mmol, 52.5 g) and MPMOTCl (2 eq., 404 mmol, 115.5 g) in Et 2 O (1 L) was added to the flask and cooled to 0° C. A solution of TfOH (1.5 mL) in Et 2 O (120 mL) was added slowly with a syringe pump over a period of 50 min.
  • Dibromoolefin 554-RB-228 (1.5 eq., 138 mmol, 51.2 g) was dissolved in THF (1 L) and cooled to ⁇ 78° C., under nitrogen. Then, n-BuLi (1.6M/hexane, 3.3 eq., 302 mmol, 189 mL) was added and the reaction was stirred at ⁇ 78° C. for 40 min, at 0° C. for 30 min, then cooled back to ⁇ 78° C. Aldehyde 554-RB-238 (91.7 mmol, 27.0 g) dissolved in THF (200 mL) was added to the solution and stirred for 30 min at ⁇ 78° C.
  • 554-RB-242 was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (500 mL), H 2 O (250 mL) and DDQ (1.1 eq., 94.6 mmol, 21.3 g) were added and the mixture was stirred vigorously at rt for 4 hrs. The mixture was quenched with a 0.2N solution of NaOH (500 mL) and diluted with EtOAc (2 L). The organic layer was separated and the aqueous phase was back extracted with EtOAc (2 ⁇ 500 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with a 0.2N solution of NaOH (3 ⁇ 700 mL), brine (700 mL), dried with Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The crude residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 10% EtOAc/hexane to give 39.9 g (81 mmol, 94% 3 steps from acetylene) of free alcohol 554-RB-244.
  • the crude substrate 4 (mixture of selenide 3 and coupled material 4, ⁇ 58.9 mmol) was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (750 mL), cooled down to 0° C. and added in small portions MCPBA (Aldrich 57-86%, 43.5 g, >144 mmol, 2.4 eq.).
  • Substrate 5 was dissolved in THF (43 mL), added an imidazole.HCl buffered TBAF solution (60.5 mL, 60.5 mmol of TBAF, 3.4 eq. of TBAF 1 M in THF and 45 mmol of imidazole.HCl, 2.5 eq. of imidazole.HCl). That buffered solution was prepared as follows: imidazole.HCl was dissolved in a commercial 1 M TBAF/THF solution to give a resulting imidazole.HCl molarity of 0.75 M.
  • the resulting reaction mixture was stirred 2 min at rt then it was added drop-wisely a regular TBAF solution (76 mL, 76 mmol, TBAF 1.0 M in THF).
  • the reaction mixture was stirred in an oil bath at 50° C. during a total of 88 h, cooled down to rt, added NH 4 Cl sat. (300 mL) and Et 2 O (300 mL). The layers were separated and the aqueous was extracted with Et 2 O (3 ⁇ 150 mL).
  • the combined organic layers were washed with brine (2 ⁇ 100 mL), dried with Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under reduced pressure, purified on a SiO 2 column (75 g of 230-400 Mesh silica from Silicycle).
  • the crude material was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (15-20 mL) prior to be loaded on the column.
  • the column was prepared using 25% ethyl acetate/hexane. Elution: 25%, 35%, 50% ethyl acetate/hexane.
  • the desired material 8 (5.10 g, 50% combined yield from 5) is a white foam.
  • the aldehyde was used as a general intermediate for the synthesis of C3-C4 modification by coupling with appropiate acetylene or equivalent.
  • the alcohol was silylated under standard condition with TBSCl and Imidazole in methylene chloride.
  • Acetylene (2.65 g, 12.5 mmol) was dissolved in 30 mL of THF and cooled down to ⁇ 78° C.
  • n-BuLi (2.5 N, 6.24 mL) in Hexane was added.
  • the reaction mixture was stirred at ⁇ 78° C. for 10 min, and then a solution of aldehyde (3.0 g, 6.24 mmol) in 30 mL of THF was added via cannula.
  • the reaction mixture was stirred at ⁇ 78° C. for 30 min and warmed up gradually to room temperature. It was quenched with water and extracted with EtOAc. After purification on silica gel column, 3.7 g of 509-HD-108 was obtained as a pale yellow oil in 78% yield.
  • 509-HD-108 (3.4 g, 4.91 mmol) was dissolved in 200 mL hexane. Quinoline (200 ⁇ L) and Lindlar catalyst (500 mg) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 40° C. under H 2 balloon atmosphere for a total of 18 h. Then the catalyst was filtered away. Quantitative amount of 509-HD-112 was obtained as a pale yellow oil.
  • 509-HD-112 (3.4 g, 4.9 mmol) was dissolved in 60 mL of dichloromethane at room temperature. Triethylamine (1.71 mL, 9.8 mmol), benzoyl chloride (1.14 mL, 12.2 mmol) and catalytic amount of DAMP were added, respectively. After stirring for 12 h, 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution was added and the reaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The crude product was purified on silica gel column, giving 509-HD-115 as a colorless oil in 94% yield.
  • 509-HD-115 (3.7 g, 4.64 mmol) was dissolved in 50 mL of THF.
  • the THF solution of TBAF (1N, 25 mL) was added.
  • the reaction mixture was heated at 50° C. for 24 h. It was diluted with Et 2 O and washed with H 2 O. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-116 was obtained as a pale yellow foam in 68% yield.
  • 509-HD-118 (1.22 g, 2.2 mol) was dissolved in 30 mL of ethanol. Sodium hydroxide (1N, 21.5 mL) solution was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 48 h at room temperature. It was diluted with H 2 O, extracted with EtOAc. After purification on silica gel column, 346 mg of the major desired single isomer 509-HD-119B was obtained as a colorless oil.
  • 509-HD-119B (155 mg, 0.34 mmol) was dissolved in 9 mL of dichloromethane. Molecular sieve (4A, 360 mg) and PCC (360 mg, 1.7 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature. After passing through celite, 509-HD-125 was obtained as colorless oil in quantitative yield.
  • ER805149 were synthesized in similar manner starting from the corresponding acetylene.
  • Chloro-t-butyldiphenylsilane was added to the mixture of 541-YJ-97 (4.22 g) and imidazole (3.5 g) in methylene chloride (50 mL) and stirred overnight.
  • Aqueous sodium bicarbonate was added to the reaction mixture.
  • the aqueous phase was extracted with ether and the combined organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate.
  • the solvent was stripped off and the residue was purified with flush chromatograph (hexane/acetate 50/1) to give 541-YJ-99 (7.55 g).
  • Triphenylphosphine (2.08 g) was added to carbon tetrabromide (1.31 g) in methylene chloride at room temperature. After stirring for 40 minutes 541-YJ-105 was added and stirred for 2 hours. The mixture was concentrated and filtrated through silica gel (hexane/acetate 7/1) to produce 541-YJ-106 (452 mg, 89%).
  • n-Butyllithium (2.5 M, 0.74 mL) was added to 541-YJ-106 (450 mg) in THF (10 mL) at ⁇ 78° C. After one hour 541-YJ-108 was added. The reaction was kept at 0° C. for one hour and warmed to room temperature before it was quenched with aqueous ammonium chloride. The aqueous phase was extracted with ether and the combined organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was stripped off and the residue was purified with TLC (hexane/acetate 4/1) to 541-YJ-109 (394 mg, 54%).
  • Benzoyl chloride (254 mg) and DMAP (catalytic amount) was added to the solution of 541-YJ-111 (378 mg) and triethylamine (0.5 mL) in methylene chloride (7 mL) at room temperature. The mixture was kept stirring overnight and quenched with aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The aqueous phase was extracted with either and the combined organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was stripped off and the residue was purified with TLC (hexane/acetate 7/1) to 541-YJ-115 (419 mg).
  • 541-YJ-116 (21 mg) was added to the reflux of 2-chloro-1-methylpyridium iodide (32 mg) and tributylamine (23 mg) in methylene chloride (4 mL). After 2 hours reflux the mixture was stirred overnight. The mixture was diluted with ether and washed with HCl (1.0 N) and water. The residue was purified with TLC (hexane/acetate 1/1) to give 541-YJ-118-1 (7.7 mg) and 541-YJ-118-2 (8.4 mg).
  • PCC was added to 541-YJ-118-1 (7.7 mg) and MS 4A suspension in methylene chloride (2 mL) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 3 hours and filtrated through silica gel. The silica gel was eluted with acetate and concentrated to give 541-YJ-119 (3.3 mg).
  • PCC was added to 541-YJ-118-2 (8.4 mg) and MS 4A suspension in methylene chloride (2 mL) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 3 hours and filtrated through silica gel. The silica gel was eluted with acetate and concentrated to give 541-YJ-120 (3.0 mg).
  • Chloro-t-butyldiphenylsilane (12.2 ml) was added to the mixture of 541-YJ-141 (10.26 g) and imidazole (10.7 g) in methylene chloride (200 ml) and stirred overnight. Aqueous sodium bicarbonate was added to the reaction mixture. The aqueous phase was extracted with chloroform and the combined organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was stripped off and the residue was purified with flush chromatograph (hexane/acetate 40/1) to give 541-YJ-143 (14.94 g, 76%).
  • Dess-Martin periodinane (9.47 g) was added to 541-YJ-144 (7.38 g) in methylene chloride (150 mL) at room temperature. The mixture was diluted with ether in one hour and filtrated through Celite. The filtrate was concentrated and the residue was purified by flash chromatograph (hexane/acetate 10/1) to yield 541-YJ-145 (7.37 g).
  • Triphenylphosphine 39.2 g was added to carbon tetrabromide (24.74 g) in methylene chloride at room temperature. After stirring for 45 minutes 541-YJ-145 (7.37 g) was added and stirred for 3 hours. The mixture was concentrated and purified by flash chromatograph (methylene chloride) to yield 541-YJ-146 (8.74 g, 85%).
  • n-Butyllithium (2.5 M, 3.47 mL) was added to 541-YJ-106 (2.39 g) in THF (20 mL) at ⁇ 78° C. After one hour 343-YW-277 (0.98 g) was added at ⁇ 78° C. The reaction was kept at 0° C. for one hour and then warmed to room temperature before it was quenched with aqueous ammonium chloride. The aqueous phase was extracted with ether and the combined organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate. The solvent was stripped off and the residue was purified with flash chromatograph (hexane/acetate, 3/1) to 541-YJ-148 (1.40 g, 65%).
  • 541-YJ-159 (186 mg) was added to the reflux of 2-chloro-1-methylpyridium iodide (223 mg) and tributylamine (162 mg) in methylene chloride (25 mL). After 2 hours reflux the mixture was cooled down. The mixture was diluted with ether and washed with HCl (1.0 N) and water. The residue was purified with TLC (hexane/acetate 1/1) to give 541-YJ-160 (169 mg).
  • Dess-Martin periodinane 50 mg was added to 541-YJ-161 (39 mg) in methylene chloride (2 mL) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 3 hours and diluted with ether. The mixture was filtrated through Celite and purified with TLC (hexane/acetate, 2/1) to give 541-YJ-168-1 (6.7 mg) and 541-YJ-168-2 (5.3 mg).
  • Methyl S-lactate (20.8 g, 0.2 mol) was dissolved in dry THF (500 mL), imidazole (17.7 g, 0.26 mol) was added and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. in ice/water bath. Then TBDPSCl (60.5 g, 0.22 mol) was added, the mixture was allowed to warm slowly to rt and stirred overnight after which a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 was added. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc and the organic extract was washed with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 , water, brine, dried with anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated.
  • the crude product (74.59 g) was dissolved in dry Et 2 O (300 mL) and the solution was cooled to 0° C. in ice/water bath. Then LiBH 4 (4.36 g, 0.2 mol) was added portionwise, the mixture was allowed to warm slowly to rt and stirred for 2 days after which a saturated solution of NH 4 Cl was added slowly. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc and the organic extract was washed with a saturated solution of NH 4 Cl, water, brine, dried with anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 20% EtOAc/hexane to give 59.67 g (0.19 mol, 95% 2 steps) of the protected compound TM-01.
  • TM-02 (2.2 eq., 5.0 mmol, 1.89 g) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to ⁇ 78° C., under nitrogen. Then, n-BuLi (1.6M/hexane, 2.0 eq., 4.5 mmol, 2.8 mL) was added and the reaction was stirred at ⁇ 78° C. for 60 min. Aldehyde TM-03 (2.3 mmol, 648 mg) dissolved in THF (8 mL) was added to the solution and stirred for 60 min at ⁇ 78° C. The solution was allowed to warm to rt and stirred for 1.5 hrs.
  • TM-04 (2.1 mmol, 1.39 g) was dissolved in hexane (40 mL). Then, quinoline (27 mg) and 5% Pd—BaSO 4 on carbon (88 mg) were added. H 2 balloon was mounted and the mixture was purged 5 ⁇ with H 2 . Reaction was stirred under hydrogen. After 27 hrs, reaction was stopped, catalyst was filtered through celite and mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 15% EtOAc/hexane to give 957 mg (1.4 mmol, 69%) of TM-05 as major isomer and 267 mg (0.4 mmol, 19%) of the diastereomer of allylic hydroxy position.
  • TM-05 (954 mg, 1.4 mmol) was converted to TM-06 (913 mg, 1.2 mmol, 83%).
  • TM-06 (912 mg, 1.2 mmol) was dissolved in THF (23 mL). Then, acetic acid (0.084 mL, 1.5 mmol) and 1.0M solution of tetrabutylammonium fluoride in THF (1.23 mL, 1.23 mmol) were added at rt. The mixture was stirred overnight after which a saturated solution of NH 4 Cl was added. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc and the organic extract was washed with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 , water, brine, dried with anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated.
  • TM-07 (359 mg, 0.54 mmol) was converted to TM-09 (374 mg, 0.48 mmol, 89%).
  • TM-09 (372 mg, 0.48 mmol) was converted to TM-10 (339 mg, 0.35 mmol, 72%).
  • the allyl alcohol (143 mg, 0.16 mmol) was dissolved in THF (3 mL). Then, 1.0M solution of tetrabutylammonium fluoride in THF (0.49 mL, 0.49 mmol) was added at rt. The mixture was stirred for 3 hrs after which 1N HCl was added. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc and the organic extract was washed with water, brine, dried with anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 10% MeOH/EtOAc to give 87 mg (0.16 mmol, quant.) of TM-11.
  • TM-12 39.4 mg, 0.078 mmol
  • TM-13 36.8 mg, 0.073 mmol, 94%)
  • TM-13 (12 mg, 0.024 mmol) in THF (1 mL)-H 2 O (0.5 mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (1 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was then allowed to warm to rt. After 3.5 hrs, the mixture was poured into a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 and extracted with EtOAc. The organic extract was washed with water, brine and dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The crude product was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 30% EtOAc/hexane to give 1.2 mg (0.0028 mmol, 12%) of NF0675.
  • TM-15 (10.56 g, 31.6 mmol) was obtained from 10.4 g (0.1 mol) of methyl S-lactate.
  • TM-03 (3.64 g, 12 mmol) was converted to TM-16 (5.29 g, 8.5 mmol, 69%).
  • TM-16 (5.28 g, 8.5 mmol) was converted to TM-17 (4.91 g, 7.9 mmol, 93%).
  • TM-24 209 mg (0.36 mmol) of TM-24 was converted to TM-25 (186 mg, 0.32 mmol, 89%).
  • NF0879 (16 mg, 0.032 mmol) was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (3 mL), H 2 O (0.3 mL) and DDQ (2 eq., 0.064 mmol, 14.9 mg) were added and the mixture was stirred vigorously at rt for 3 hrs. The mixture was quenched with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 and diluted with EtOAc. The organic layer was separated and washed with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 , brine, dried with Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The crude residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 5% MeOH/CHCl 3 to give 5 mg (0.013 mmol, 41%) of NF0880.
  • TM-20 (2.218 g, 4.4 mmol) was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (45 mL), imidazole (520 mg, 7.6 mmol) was added and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. in ice/water bath. Then TBSCl (768 mg, 5.1 mmol) was added, the mixture was allowed to warm slowly to rt and stirred for 1.5 hrs after which a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 was added. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc and the organic extract was washed with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 , water, brine, dried with anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated to give 2.79 g of TM-26 as crude product.
  • TM-26 (2.79 g) was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (45 mL), triethylamine (1.85 mL, 13.3 mmol) and N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (54 mg, 0.44 mmol) were added and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. in ice/water bath. Then benzoyl chloride (1.03 mL, 8.9 mmol) was added, the mixture was allowed to warm slowly to rt and stirred overnight after which a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 was added.
  • TM-27 (4.33 g) was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (50 mL), H 2 O (5 mL) and DDQ (1.28 g, 5.5 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred vigorously at rt for 2 hrs. The mixture was quenched with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 and diluted with EtOAc. The organic layer was separated and washed with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 , brine, dried with Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated. The crude residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using 20% EtOAc/hexane to give 2.99 g of TM-28 with slightly amount of impurities.
  • TM-28 (2.99 g) was dissolved in CH 2 Cl 2 (60 mL), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-pyridine (3.34 g, 16 mmol) and methyl trifrate (1.5 mL, 13 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred under reflux overnight. The mixture was quenched with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 and diluted with EtOAc. The organic layer was separated and washed with a saturated solution of NaHCO 3 , brine, dried with Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated.
  • TM-29 359 mg (0.72 mmol) of TM-29 was converted to TM-30 (376 mg, 0.62 mmol, 86%).
  • TM-31 207 mg (0.42 mmol) was converted to TM-32 (206 mg, 0.42 mmol, quant.).
  • TM-32 Using similar procedure for TM-13, 206 mg (0.42 mmol) of TM-32 was converted to TM-33 (170 mg, 0.36 mmol, 83%).
  • NF0675 Using similar procedure for NF0675, 170 mg (0.36 mmol) of TM-33 was converted to NF0905 (50 mg, 0.13 mmol, 35%).
  • the compound 480-XYL-073 (5.04 g, 21.7 mmol) was dissolved in methylene chloride (216 mL) and cooled to ⁇ 78° C. To this was added diisobutylaluminium hydride solution in methylene chloride (1.0M, 22 mL) at a rate of 13.3 mL per hour via syringe pump down the inner side of flask wall. After completion of addition, the mixture was stirred additional 30 min. The reaction was quenched slowly with methanol down the wall and added some saturated aqueous solution of potasium sodium tartrate. The mixture was warmed up to rt., added additional potasium sodium tartrate solution and stirred vigorously for 1 h.
  • the compound 480-XYL-079 was synthesized following the same procedure as the synthesis of 554-RB-228.
  • the compound 480-XYL-084 (855 mg, 1.21 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of methanol and water (5:1, 60 mL). A slurry solution of Rieke-zinc in THF (8 mL) was added and the mixture was heated to reflux with stirring for three hours. The mixture was filtered through a plug of celite and silica gel, rising with ethyl acetate. The filtrate was concentrated, re-dissolved in methylene chloride and washed with saturated ammonium chloride solution and then with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. The aqueous phase was back extracted two times with methylene chloride and once with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated to get 944 mg of crude material, 480-XYL-075, which showed satisfactory purity by 1 H-NMR spectrum and directly used for the synthesis of 480-XYL-092.
  • ER-804035 The synthesis of ER-804035 from 480-XYL-092 was followed the same procedure as for the synthesis of ER-803064.
  • Oxalyl chloride (6.5 mL, 74.1 mmol) was dissolved in 150 ml dichloromethane at ⁇ 78° C. Methyl sulfoxide (10.5 mL, 148.2 mmol) was added. After 20 min, the solution of starting material (5.2 g, 24.7 mmol) in 50 mL of dichloromethane was added at ⁇ 78° C. After stirring for 1 h at ⁇ 78° C., triethylamine (31.0 mL, 222 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was warmed up to room temperature. It was quenched with sat. ammonium chloride and extracted with ethyl acetate. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-183 was obtained in 79% yield.
  • Triphenylphosphine (13.4 g, 51.2 mmol) was dissolved in 100 mL dichloromethane at 0° C. Carbon tetrabromide (8.5 g, 25.6 mmol) was added. After 15 min, the solution of 509-HD-183 (4.1 g, 19.7 mmol) and triethylamine (2.8 mL, 19.7 mmol) in 50 ml of dichloromethane was added. After stirring for 30 min, the reaction mixture was triturated with pentane. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-184 was obtained in 88% yield.
  • 509-HD-184 (553 mg, 1.52 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of THF at ⁇ 78° C.
  • the solution of n-butyl lithium (2.5M, 1.33 mL) in hexane was added. After 15 min at ⁇ 78° C., the solution of 531-HYW-5 in 5 ml of THF was added. After stirring for 30 min at ⁇ 78° C., the reaction mixture was warmed up to room temperature. It was quenched with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-185 was obtained in 95% yield.
  • 509-HD-185 (750 mg, 1.09 mmol) was dissolved in 40 mL of hexane. Quinoline (50 ⁇ L) and Lindlar catalyst (120 mg) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature under H 2 balloon atmosphere for 5 h. Then the catalyst was filtered away. Quantitative amount of 509-HD-186 was obtained.
  • 509-HD-186 (861 mg, 1.09 mmol) was dissolved in 15 mL of dichloromethane at room temperature. Triethylamine (380 mL, 2.73 mmol), benzoyl chloride (253 ⁇ L, 2.18 mmol) and catalytic amount of DAMP were added, respectively. After stirring for 20 h, 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution was added and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The crude product was purified on silica gel column, giving 509-HD-187 in 95% yield.
  • 509-HD-187 (813 mg, 1.03 mmol) was dissolved in a mixture of 10 mL of dichloromethane and 5 mL of water. DDQ (234 mg, 1.03 mmol) was added. After stirring at room temperature for 1 h, the reaction mixture was quenched with sat. sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-188 was obtained in 48% yield.
  • 509-HD-188 (313 mg, 0.47 mmol) was dissolved in 15 mL of dichloromethane at 0° C. Triethylamine (130 ⁇ L, 0.94 mmol) and methanesulfonyl chloride (54 ⁇ L, 0.71 mmol) were added. After stirring for 20 min, the reaction mixture was quenched with sat. sodium bicarbonate and extracted with dichloromethane. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-189 was obtained in 93% yield.
  • 509-HD-189 (327 mg, 0.44 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of DMF. Sodium azide (85 mg, 1.32 mmol) and catalytic amount of tetrabutylammonium iodide were added. After stirring at 85° C. for 2 h, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-190 was obtained in 93% yield.
  • 509-HD-190 (297 mg, 0.43 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of THF. The solution of TBAF (1N, 1.3 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. It was diluted with Et 2 O and washed with H 2 O. After purification on silica gel column, 509-HD-191 (215 mg) was obtained in quantitative yield.
  • Trimethylphosphine (1N, 1.5 mL) was dissolved in a mixture of 15 mL of THF and 5 mL of water at room temperature. 509-HD-191 (215 mg, 0.31 mmol) was added. After stirring for 12 h, it was concentrated and azeotroped with toluene. The residue was re-dissolved in 50 ml dichloromethane. EDC (593 mg, 3.1 mmol) was added. After stirring for 2 h, it was diluted with water and extracted with dichloromethane. After purification on HPTLC, 509-HD-197 was obtained in 30% yield.
  • 509-HD-197 (51 mg, 0.092 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL of ethanol. Sodium hydroxide (1N, 0.92 mL) solution was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 48 h at room temperature. It was diluted with H 2 O, extracted with EtOAc. After purification on HPTLC, 11.5 mg of the major desired single isomer 509-HD-198 was obtained as colorless oil.
  • 509-HD-198 (10.0 mg, 0.022 mmol) was dissolved in 3 mL of dichloromethane. Molecular sieve (4A, 48 mg) and PCC (48 mg, 0.22 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 48 h at room temperature. After purification on prep TLC, 509-HD-200 was obtained in 35% yield.
  • 413-SG-1697 (1.58 g, 2.22 mmol) was reacted with TBAF (0.88 g, 3.34 mmol) in THF (6 mL) at room temperature.
  • the reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl ether.
  • the crude product was purified by flash chromatography eluting with hexane/ethyl acetate (5/1 and then 1/1) to afford 413-SG-169B (1.02 g, 98% yield).
  • 413-SG-173B (1.12 g, 1.93 mmol) was reacted with intermediate 509-HD-213 (1.2 g, 2.51 mmol) and LiHMDS (1M solution in THF, 2.3 mL, 2.3 mmol) in a 10 to 1 THF/HMPA mixture (17.3 mL) to afford 413-SG-174A.
  • 413-SG-174A (crude) was reacted with MCPBA (0.61 g, 1.93 mmol) and triethylamine (1.6 mL, 11.6 mmol).
  • MCPBA 0.61 g, 1.93 mmol
  • triethylamine 1.6 mL, 11.6 mmol
  • 413-SG-179B (0.31 g, 0.54 mmol) was reacted with triphenylphosphine (0.175 g, 0.658 mmol) and DEAD (0.105 ml, 0.658 mmol) in THF (43 ml).
  • the crude product was purified by flash chromatography with hexane/ethyl acetate: (3/1) to afford 413-SG-180B (0.2 g, 69% yield).
  • 413-SG-217B (0.036 g, 0.065 mmol) was reacted with sodium hydroxide (1M solution, 0.3 mL, 0.3 mmol) in a 2/1 mixture of ethanol/THF (2 mL) to afford 413-SG-221A (0.031 g).
  • the crude product was used for the next step without further purification.
  • MK-002 (12.1 g, 48.0 mmol) was dissolved in dry CH 2 Cl 2 -DME (240 mL-240 mL) and cooled to ⁇ 78° C. Then DIBAL-H in hexane (1.0 M, 50.4 mL, 50.4 mmol) was added dropwise over 30 min and the mixture was stirred for additional 100 min at ⁇ 78° C. The reaction was quenched with MeOH (6 mL) then poured into a stirred solution of AcOEt and aqueous saturated Na/K tartrate. The organic extract was washed with brine, dried over Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated to afford crude oil of MK-003 (11.84 g), which was used for next step without purification.
  • Ph 3 PCH 3 + Br ⁇ (34.3 g, 96.0 mmol) was dissolved in dry THF (320 mL). The mixture was cooled to 0° C., and n ⁇ BuLi in hexane (1.6 M, 51.0 mL, 81.6 mmol) was added slowly. After stirring for 120 min, a solution of the crude MK-003 (11.84 g) in 50 mL of dry THF was added slowly. The reaction was stirred for 30 min at 0° C. and followed by overnight at rt, then quenched with saturated aqueous solution of NH 4 Cl. The mixture was extracted with AcOEt, washed with brine, dried over MgSO 4 , filtered and concentrated to give crude oil.
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